Everything tagged with Policy

Half baked

Can a recipe for success be copyrighted? Not in politics!

Half baked

Congrats, labor. Now don’t get carried away.

Congrats to the PM. He got it right. But a word of caution. Elections are a circus, good PR doesn’t fix housing, health or food prices and a win isn’t a mandate for an ideology war.

Congrats, labor. Now don’t get carried away.

Smart growth or stagnation?

Tasmania faces a choice: grow smart or risk decline. Without urgent action on housing and strategic migration, the island risks getting bigger — but not better.

Smart growth or stagnation?

Jeremy Rockliff’s hot potatoes

Imagine if Premier Jeremy Rockcliff addressed the CommSec report on Tasmania’s economic outlook with candid honesty?

Jeremy Rockliff’s hot potatoes

Magic money tree

Every time Canberra promises Tasmania money, remember this: it’s usually our own GST, gift-wrapped like it came from somewhere special. It’s not a bonus — it’s the bare minimum we’re owed to keep up with the rest of the country.

Magic money tree

Stop feeding the fire

Housing proposals by the major two parties: the market can’t fix what the market broke.

Stop feeding the fire

The future of the AFL

This story from the future serves as a cautionary tale about unchecked ambition and a white elephant of a Hobart stadium.

The future of the AFL
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