Tasfintalk

In depth comment and analysis on Tasmanian finance and economics issues

Saturday, 21 December 2019

Tell us about Basslink before approving Marinus

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THERE’S an eerie feeling of deja vu about Project Marinus, the second electricity interconnector proposed for Bass Strait. Both major...
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Friday, 8 November 2019

The workers' shrinking pie

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The current anaemic growth in wages will have far reaching effects. Our economy is structured around large levels of consumption spendin...
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Thursday, 22 August 2019

Surplus myth lives on

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Who remembers the Budget slogan? Every budget is sold with a particular message and this year’s State budget in May 2019 was no excepti...
Tuesday, 23 July 2019

If it is a priority, we can afford it

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SAYING we cannot afford something is code for saying it’s not a priority. We are a rich society. We have all the resources we need to deli...
Monday, 17 June 2019

Tripartisan blindness

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The complete and utter failure of the Tasmanian political class to articulate and discuss policy options for the State has never been mo...
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Sunday, 26 May 2019

Unsustainable budget Part 2

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This is a follow up blog to the previous post on the unsustainability of the Tasmanian State Budget. Trying to see the wood for the trees...
Saturday, 25 May 2019

Unsustainable budget

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It’s not a plan for the future. This year’s State Budget is base jumping without a parachute. In this current year 2018/19, the gove...
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A public policy researcher and writer with a special interest in Tasmanian finance and economics issues. Have worked as an economist, and as an accountant in public practice.
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