Yearly Archives: 2017
The third annual ‘Tasmania Report’
Tasmania | 11th December 2017Report prepared for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce & Industry and presented in Hobart, Launceston and Devonport on Monday 11th December 2017. A detailed analysis of trends in Tasmania’s economy, labour and housing markets, population and public sector, with recommendations for change. The Full Report Executive Summary Presentation slides
Outlook for the Australian Economy against a Global Economic Backdrop
The Australian Economy | 29th November 2017Presentation to the ACTE-CAPA (Association of Corporate Travel Executives – Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation) Conference, Sydney, 29th November 2017
The quest for ‘security’ – is it rational, has it actually made us safer, and at what cost?
Security | 14th November 2017Address to the Royal Society of Tasmania, Government House, Hobart, 14th November 2017
Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Review of Horizontal Fiscal Equalization
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies | 10th November 2017The Productivity Commission (PC) is conducting a review of the way in which the revenue from Australia’s goods and services tax (GST) is shared among Australia’s States and Territories, with a view to evening out their capacity to provide a similar range and standard of public services to their citizens, having regard both to differences […]
The Tasmanian Economy
Tasmania | 3rd November 2017Presentation to Local Government Professionals Tasmania annual conference held in Hobart on 3rd November 2017.
Insecurity, Inequality and the Labour Market
Labour Market | 2nd November 2017Presentation to the Jobs Australia annual conference held in Hobart on 2nd November 2017. This presentation looks at, among other things, suggestions that a large proportion of jobs will be replaced by computers, robots and algorithms.
Take a look beyond the numbers
Publications, Tasmania | 24th October 2017Op-ed piece published in the Hobart Mercury newspaper on 24th October 2017
Housing Affordability 2030
Housing | 24th October 2017‘Mini-note’ presentation to the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) national conference in Melbourne on 24th October 2017