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.

State of the States Report on Tasmania’s economy
News, Tasmania | 27th April 2021Saul talks to Tasmania Talks‘ Mike O’Loughlin about the latest CommSec ‘State of the States‘ Report on Tasmania’s economy on 27th April 2021
Preview of the 1st May Tasmanian State election
Australian Society and Politics, Tasmania | 24th April 2021An overview of Tasmania’s economy ahead of next weekend’s state election, and some figuring about the election itself.
Longer term prospects for Tasmanian economy
Publications, Tasmania | 18th April 2021Saul comments on Deloitte Access Economics’ latest five-year forecasts for Tasmania’s economy and the need for ‘structural reforms’ to ‘bake in longer-term prosperity’. Tasmania’s economy has done well in the pandemic, but the future is looking shaky, experts warn – ABC News, Alexandra Humphries, 18th April 2021
Saul’s take on Tasmania’s Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update
Publications, Tasmania | 16th April 2021Saul’s take on Tasmania’s Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update released by Tasmanian Treasury on 14th April 2021, as reported by the Burnie Advocate’s Sean Ford
Tasmania’s decade of changing economic fortunes
Publications, Tasmania | 15th April 2021Article in Forty South about Tasmania’s economic performance, published on 8th April 2021
Tasmania’s AFL Aspiration
Publications, Tasmania | 15th April 2021Article in Forty South about Tasmania’s AFL Aspiration, published on 15th April 2021
Forty South
Publications, Tasmania | 15th April 2021I will be writing two series of ten articles for Forty South over the next six months or so, one about the opportunities and challenges for Tasmania’s economy, and the other about Tasmania’s case for its own team in the Australian Football League competition. The first articles in each of these series are here and […]
Deloitte Access Economics five-year forecasts for the Tasmanian economy
Tasmania | 12th April 2021Saul talks to Tasmania Talks’ Mike O’Loughlin about the Deloitte Access Economics five-year forecasts for the Tasmanian economy, released on 12th April 2021