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All posts tagged "Ruth Forrest"
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3.9KArticlePremier’s Standards Decline and Tasmania is the Loser
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept, and Tasmania is now witnessing the consequences of accepting a decline in...
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Voodoo Economics – Flawed Stadium Project Appraisal
In the following commentary, Ruth Forrest accuses the Tasmanian Government’s use of “voodoo economics” in its new approach to project appraisal for...
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Perry’s Stadium Analysis Raises Serious Questions About Independence
The 22 October Public Accounts Committee hearing into Coordinator-General John Perry’s controversial stadium opinion piece has raised serious questions about the independence...
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When Economic Spin Masquerades as Analysis
This opinion piece from Ruth Forrest published 17 October 2025 seeks to explain the issues associated with the recent opinion piece published...
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Hydro Drought Threatens Marinus Exports – Part Six
A Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Five Following on from previous posts in her “Whole-of-State Business Case” series, Ruth...
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Ignoring Experts – Stadium Ignorance, a Trump-esque Folly
Ignorance is Bliss The macro and the micro. Watching Trump addressing world leaders last week at the United Nations, attacking and dismissing...
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New Bill Targets Budget Deficit, Demands Fiscal Accountability
Bill Introduced to Strengthen Budget Accountability Ruth Forrest MLC, 23 September 2025 Independent Member for Murchison, Hon Ruth Forrest MLC, has today...
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A Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Five
A Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Four Drawing on the previous posts in her “Whole-of-State Business Case” series, Ruth...
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A Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Four
A Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Three In this fourth article in the series Ruth Forrest dissects the “House...
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A Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Three
A Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Two This third article from Ruth Forrest critiques the financial model behind the...
