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.
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
The 2016 TCCI Tasmania Report
Tasmania | 14th December 2016Report and presentation on the Tasmanian economy prepared for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and launched at presentations in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie on 14th December 2016. The Report Presentation Slides
Tasmania: State of Opportunity
Tasmania | 8th November 2016Presentation to an event for University of Tasmania Alumni in Canberra, 8th November 2016
The Arts, Economists and the Economy
Tasmania, The Arts | 4th November 2016Talk at the opening of the exhibition of works by 2016 graduating students at the Tasmanian College of the Arts, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 4th November 2016
Tasmania’s three Ps a logical place to start
News, Tasmania | 19th October 2016Preview of the Tasmania Report 2016, published in the Burnie (North-West Coast) Advocate newspaper, 19th October 2016