Tasmanian leaders put the pandemic year behind them, but what's in store for 2021? Posted FriFriday 18 updated SunSunday 20 DecDecember 2020 at 7:32pm Mr Gutwein says he was driven by honesty and compassion in his handling of the pandemic. Share Print text only Not even the sharpest clairvoyant could have predicted the pain and pressures of 2020. In Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein's own oft-repeated words: "I do not have a crystal ball." Sitting down with the ABC this week, Mr Gutwein said the year had been difficult but that Tasmanians had shown enormous strength. The Premier says approval ratings skyrocketed this year. ( ABC News: Luke Bowden)