Tasmania
I did most of my education in Tasmania and, after spending almost 34 years on what Tasmanians call ‘the mainland’, returned to Tasmania in December 2014. Both while I was living away, and since returning, I’ve maintained a keen interest in the progress (or, at times, lack of it) of Australia’s smallest state. The pieces here represent some of my efforts to advocate for policies which, in my opinion, would result in a stronger Tasmanian economy and improved living standards for Tasmanians.
The fourth annual TCCI ‘Tasmania Report’
Tasmania | 3rd December 2018Presentation to events hosted by the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Hobart, Launceston and Ulverstone on 3rd December 2018 The full report Presentation Slides
An introduction to the Tasmanian Economy and Property Market
Tasmania | 14th November 2018Presentation to Choice Platinum Achievers (a mortgage broker group) conference in Hobart, 14th November 2018
Hobart’s colonial-era Orphan Schools
Tasmania | 28th October 2018Remarks at the launch of ‘Voices from the Orphan Schools – the Children’s Stories’, by Dr Diane Snowden, St Johns Park, Hobart, 28th October 2018
The importance of education
Tasmania | 24th October 2018Presentation to Anglicare Tasmania’s 5th annual ‘Communities for Children’ conference in Launceston, 24th October 2018
Housing demand and supply in Tasmania
Housing, Tasmania | 6th September 2018Introductory remarks at an ‘Affordable Housing Roundtable’ hosted by National Shelter and Shelter Tasmania in Hobart on 6th September 2018
The 2018-19 Tasmanian State Budget
Publications, Tasmania | 15th June 2018Commentary on the 2018-19 Tasmanian State Budget published on the ABC News website and by the Hobart Mercury on 15th June 2018
Understanding the Tasmanian Budget
Tasmania | 12th June 2018Presentation to a ‘masterclass’ for community organizations hosted by the Australia Institute (Tasmania) in Hobart on 12th June. Explores the structure of Tasmania’s public sector, and what to look for in the Budget Papers to be published on 14th June.
Bold changes can lift Tasmania
Publications, Tasmania | 9th June 2018Op-ed article published in the Hobart Mercury on Saturday 9th June 2018 And the Mercury’s editor seemed to agree: