Wilkie has also expressed concerns about the public health care system in southern Tasmania, and the state of the Royal Hobart Hospital in particular, which he said will be fighting to bring reform during his days in Parliament.
Wilkie's decision means Labor now has 74 definite seats, two short of the majority needed to secure power to form government, while the Coalition is at 73 seats.
Earlier on Wednesday, Greens' MP Adam Bandt also signed an agreement with Labor to support the party forming minority government.
Meanwhile, the other three independent MPs are locked in meetings on Thursday with the Labor and Coalition costing figures, as they work out which party to back in a minority government.
The trio have also had lunch with mining magnate Andrew Forrest, who is strenuously opposed to Labor's mining tax.
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