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In depth comment and analysis on Tasmanian finance and economics issues

Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Gunns' liquidator talks tough?

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The Mercury reported here that Gunns’ liquidator, PPB Advisory,” has summonsed auditors Leigh Franklin and David Lumley of KPMG’s Hobart o...
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Tuesday, 22 December 2015

Poker machines: Super profits or a new way?

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(An abridged version of this blog was published in The Mercury here)   The odds on Federal Hotels retaining an exclusive license to cond...
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Sunday, 6 December 2015

Will Minister Harriss outlast FT?

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Resources Minister Paul Harriss’ performance at Forestry Tasmania’s scrutiny hearing last Friday will do little to muffle  calls for his r...
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Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Federal Hotels nonsense

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Greg Farrell is at pains to emphasise Federal Group's contribution to the Tasmanian economy. His desperation is starting to show. ...
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Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Has FT turned the corner?

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A bit of lipstick makes no difference. It’s still a pig. Resources Minister Harriss’ media release that accompanied FT’s 2015 Annual...
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Monday, 26 October 2015

Federal Hotels' predicament

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Federal Hotels’ disappointing 2015 financials lodged last week with ASIC highlights its current predicament coinciding with the shock ho...
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Friday, 4 September 2015

Federal Hotels and the public interest

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Nobody knows better than MONA owner David Walsh about making money at a casino. Establishing his own casino, however, requires Federal H...
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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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