The Tasmanian government’s decision to overrule the Independent Planning Commission’s rejection of the Macquarie Point stadium proposal raises serious questions about the integrity of our planning system and the role of political influence in decision-making processes.
The circus comes back to town this week and the acrobats are the headline act, with amazing policy backflips on show.
If you have a rotten apple in your bowl, you wouldn’t blame the healthy ones. Same goes for the state parliament election result.
Neither party won. Neither leader one. Time to pick a new path.
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.
Don’t believe (the paid for) hype
What makes Tasmania so unique? Well, our voting system of course!
When will the housing crisis be addressed? Not any time soon.
In my debut address, I tackled the contentious Macquarie Point stadium funding, unveiling how creative accounting is stretching Tasmanians’ trust and budgets.
This will be the first election in Australian history where the big two parties will poll fewer primary votes than the sum of the other parties and independents.
