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.
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
The latest ABS Weekly Payroll Jobs data for Tasmania
Tasmania | 28th July 2020An analysis of the weekly payroll jobs data for the two weeks ended July 11th, released by the ABS on 28th July
Discussion of the First Report of the (Tasmanian) Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council
News, Tasmania | 21st July 2020Saul Eslake talks with Aaron Stevens from Tasmania Talks about the First Report of the (Tasmanian) Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council, 21st July 2020.
The ‘Post-Covid’ Global, Australian and Tasmanian Economies
Tasmania, The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 12th June 2020Presentation to a Webinar hosted by the Tasmanian Branch of the Australia-China Business Council, 12th June 2020
Covid-19, the Economic Downturn and Some of Its Consequences for Young People in Tasmania
Tasmania | 25th May 2020Presentation to an online forum hosted by the Youth Network of Tasmania, 25th May 2020