SAUL ESLAKE

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SAUL ESLAKE

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Yearly Archives: 2017


Education, Productivity and Economic Performance – Tasmania Then, Now and Tomorrow

Tasmania | 16th March 2017

The 29th John West Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Launceston Historical Society, 16th March 2016. The Lecture honours the memory of the Revd John West, who among other things was the first Editor of the Launceston Examiner newspaper, and subsequently editor of the Sydney Morning Herald for almost 20 years, as well as a fervent […]


Interview with The Australian’s Arts Editor Matthew Westwood

News, Tasmania, The Arts | 10th March 2017

Matthew Westwood| The Australian | 10th March 2017 Discussing government funding for the arts, and the 2017 Ten Days on the Island festival


The 2016 ‘Tasmania Report’ – Where to from here?

Tasmania | 17th February 2017

Presentation the 2017 Tasmanian Economic Forum, hosted by the Tasmanian Branch of the Economic Society of Australia, in Hobart.


Ethical Conversations – a Challenge for Boards?

Australian Society and Politics, Tasmania | 9th February 2017

Keynote address to a forum for public sector board members, hosted by the Integrity Commission of Tasmania


Key issues for the global and Australian economies in 2017

The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 7th February 2017

Presentation to the International CEO Forum – Melbourne, 7th February 2017


Ten Things to Watch in 2017

Publications, The Global Economy | 24th January 2017

Ten things that could move global or Australian financial markets in 2017 – originally written for Jamieson Coote Bonds (of whose advisory board I’m a member), and also published on Livewire.


The US and Chinese economies, Australian property prices, and personal investments (good and bad)

News, Profile | 23rd January 2017

Debra Cleveland |Australian Financial Review‘s Smart Investor | 22nd January 2017


Economic outlook for 2017

News | 22nd January 2017

On 16th January I recorded a podcast with Alan Kohler, Steve Bartholomeusz and Stephen Koukoulas in which we discussed the global and Australian economic outlook for 2017. This podcast has been posted on Alan Kohler’s website at https://theconstantinvestor.com/the-spotlight-forum/. This is a ‘subscribers only’ website but you can get free 24-hour access to the podcast via […]


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The next four years will be difficult for Tasmania
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Some initial reflections on the outcome of the 2024 Tasmanian State election
Australian Society and Politics, Tasmania
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Tasmania’s fiscal position
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Productivity, Tax Reform and ‘Peak China’
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Tasmania – lost opportunities
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The massive $50bn GST revenue distribution blow out (with Gary Adshead)
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Tasmania’s senior secondary education reform
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Distribution of GST Revenue: the Worst Public Policy Decision of the 21st Century to date.
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, The Australian Economy
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