Everything tagged with Budget

The compost heap of promises

The election was fought on policies. With a hung parliament, these go out the window and new ones appear

The compost heap of promises

Cards up your sleeve?

Hiding big decisions behind caretaker mode is a stunt that Rockliff continues to pull. But has his time run out?

Cards up your sleeve?

No Premier, no problem

There’s a leadership vacuum in Tassie at the moment. And it seems too be better than the alternatives.

No Premier, no problem

Fast track to bankruptcy?

Debt is good, if it can be serviced or back up with an asset. Tasmania is racking up the debt and not saying how it will pay.

Fast track to bankruptcy?

Premier Rockliff’s budget email

The state budget was delivered yesterday. The Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, kindly emailed me with an explainer as to why it was good.

Premier Rockliff’s budget email

Tasmania’s health crisis

The health service is Tasmania lurches from crisis to crisis. Why won’t the state government act to improve the lives of Tasmanians?

Tasmania’s health crisis

The housing conundrum

When will the housing crisis be addressed? Not any time soon.

The housing conundrum
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