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 Tasmanian Economy and the Path to Recovery
Tasmania | 26th October 2020Address to the Tasmanian Governance Forum, Hobart, 26th October
The beef industry and the economy
Tasmania | 23rd October 2020Presentation to the King Island Beef Producers’ Group “Beef Day 2020” at Currie, King Island (at the western end of Bass Strait), 23rd October 2020
Economist Saul Eslake details what the significant deficit means for our nation
Economic Policies, News, Tasmania, The Australian Economy | 7th October 2020Post Budget2020 interview with Tasmanian Talks‘ Aaron Stevens, 6th October 2020 BUDGET 2020: A Tasmania Talks deep dive
Tasmanian economist Saul Eslake previews 2020 Federal Budget
Economic Policies, News, Tasmania | 6th October 2020Preview of 2020 Federal Budget with Tasmanian Talks‘ Aaron Stevens, 5th October 2020
Saul talks to well-known business commentator Peter Switzer
News, Tasmania, Taxation | 17th September 2020Interview with Peter Switzer, 17th September 2020 Saul talks to well-known business commentator Peter Switzer about tax preferences for small business, and his proposal for the re-introduction of what Peter insists on calling a ‘death tax’ in Tasmania
Tassie economist Saul Eslake calls for discussions around tax reform in new report – Tasmania Talks
News, Tasmania, Taxation | 16th September 2020Saul talks to Tasmania Talks’ Aaron Stevens about Reforming Tasmania’s tax system: some options report, 16th Sep 2020.
Reforming Tasmania’s tax system: some options
Tasmania, Taxation | 16th September 2020Paper commissioned by The Australia Institute, Tasmania, and publicly released on 16th September 2020. If preferred, a shorter 2,200 word, 5-page version is available below.
Tasmania’s post-Covid economy: what’s out there
Tasmania | 5th September 2020Talk to a Multi-Cultural Economic Participation Forum in Hobart on Saturday 5th September 2020
