One of the essential requirements of effective policy-making is close coordination between state and federal governments. Programs must ‘mesh’ wherever possible to avoid a waste of taxpayer resources. Sadly, there is little evidence of policy alignment between Tasmanian politicians and their federal colleagues, which is further reinforced by an article in this morning’s Australian (9 Jan 12). It suggests that [...] Continue reading » » »
Labor Conference Follies
What an extraordinary effort by the Prime Minister to keep a straight face while delivering her speech to the Tasmanian Labor Party Conference on 7 August 2011. She spoke of securing ‘a strong, high-wage economy in Tasmania, where future growth is secured, and clean energy jobs are created now.’ She spoke of “every principal having [...] Continue reading » » »
Lyons calls for higher taxes in Bass!
Labor’s Geoff Lyons has got to be kidding in calling for higher taxes to fix Tasmania’s budget problems! This is simply Labor reverting to its traditional practice of wasting public money and then demanding more. Having spent like drunken sailors at both state and federal level during the last four years, Mr Lyons wants to [...] Continue reading » » »
