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.
Take a look beyond the numbers
Publications, Tasmania | 24th October 2017Op-ed piece published in the Hobart Mercury newspaper on 24th October 2017
Mining in Tasmania: Dinosaur or Deliverer
Tasmania | 3rd August 2017Short presentation as part of a panel discussion hosted by the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in Hobart on Thursday 3rd August, as part of National Science Week
Tasmania’s Economy: Opportunities and Challenges
Tasmania | 16th June 2017Presentation to the Tasmanian Leaders’ Program, Launceston, 16th June 2017
Commentary on Tasmanian State Budget 2017
News, Publications, Tasmania | 27th May 2017Saul Eslake | The Hobart Mercury and ABC News | 27th May 2017 As published on The Hobart Mercury and ABC News Website
Education, Productivity and Economic Performance – Tasmania Then, Now and Tomorrow
Tasmania | 16th March 2017The 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 2017Matthew 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 2017Presentation 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 2017Keynote address to a forum for public sector board members, hosted by the Integrity Commission of Tasmania