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.
On the Role of Economists, and Leaving Tasmania
Economics and Economists, Tasmania | 16th December 2012Occasional Address at the University of Tasmania’s Graduation Ceremony for students of the Faculty of Commerce, 16th December 2002
Pulp mill mistakes mustn’t be repeated in the Tarkine
Publications, Tasmania | 4th September 2012Saul Eslake | Launceston Examiner | 4th September 2012 Op-ed article originally published in the Launceston Examiner newspaper on 4th September 2012. Now that it seems increasingly likely that the mill will not be built, it seems to me that there are a couple of important conclusions to be drawn from the experience. The first […]
Just don’t call them “Leavers’ Dinners” – please
Tasmania | 8th November 2011Article published in the Launceston Examiner, 8th November 2011
Spending on schools is part of Tasmania’s budgetary problem, and has to be part of the solution
Tasmania | 12th July 2011Article published in the Launceston Examiner, 12th July 2011
Why Tasmania should have its own AFL team
Publications, Tasmania | 11th October 2008Op-ed article published in the Launceston Examiner newspaper, 11th October 2008
Productivity, Prosperity and Tasmanian Living Standards
Tasmania | 26th February 2007Presentation to a lunch hosted by the Tasmanian Liberals, 26th February 2007
Tasmania’s Economy: Lots of Progress but lots still to do
Tasmania | 8th December 2006Talk to the Economic Society of Australia (Tasmanian Branch) Tasmanian Economic Forum, 8th December 2006
Poverty in Tasmania: An Economist’s Perspective
Tasmania | 19th October 2005The third annual Dorothy Pearce address to the Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS), 19th October 2005
