Everything tagged with Tasmania

Let’s declare our love for Canberra

Tasmania’s current financial strategy is akin to giving your kids an unlimited credit card; the inevitable outcome is excessive spending, maxed-out limits, and an expectation of rescue when the bill arrives. And probably some questionable purchases.

Let’s declare our love for Canberra

Rockcliff on DOGE-y ground

The Tasmanian Premier announced a plan to slash red tape, reduce government spending, and eliminate ineffective programs.

Rockcliff on DOGE-y ground

Toothless Tigers

What did Tasmania Together set out to do, why did it fail and what can be learned?

Toothless Tigers

Elite Cartels that Hide in Plain Sight

Jeremy Rockliff has been criticised for his secrecy – his administration often been described as “the most secretive in Australia”.

Elite Cartels that Hide in Plain Sight

King Island’s lesson for the Tassie mainland

It’s tempting to imagine King Island as Tasmania’s answer to paradise: wide-open beaches, dramatic cliffs, amazing golf links and the purest sea breezes money can’t buy—unless you’re one of the wealthy few who can.

King Island’s lesson for the Tassie mainland

Local Councils Gone Wild

Local councils are meant to be the level of government closest to the people by delivering essential services and keeping communities running. But in Tasmania, they’ve become a political reality show, full of feuding personalities, conspiracy theories, lawsuits, and, incredibly, talk of naming buildings after Donald Trump.

Local Councils Gone Wild
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