Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "state debt"
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2.3KArticleNew Poll Confirms Budget & Stadium Both Stink
A new EMRS poll has confirmed the minority Liberal government’s poor standing on major issues. According to the statewide poll of 500...
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S&P Explains Tasmania’s Credit Downgrade Risk
A fully state-funded stadium could be a concern to ratings agencies, Standard & Poors (S&P) analyst Rebecca Hvratin tells Tasmanian Times. She...
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Budget Analysis with Dr Graeme Wells: ‘4 out of 10’
Economist Graeme Wells talks to Tom Allen as we seek to unpack the 2025-26 state budget, the first presented by Guy Barnett...
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TasCOSS Budget Response: ‘More Debt Equals Less Funding’
Tasmania’s peak social services body, TasCOSS, has provided a significant analysis of the Tasmanian State Budget. CEO Adrienne Picone summarised how the...
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The Stadium Delusion – What’s Really Driving Tasmania’s Costly Obsession?
When both the Tasmanian Government and so-called Opposition unite behind a project — declaring it essential at any cost – despite three...
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Debt Hole Deepens as Govt Releases Privatisation-based Budget
The 2025-26 State Budget was tabled in Parliament today. The Tasmanian Government claimed it continues a “strong record” of providing for those...
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Finally, a Stadium Solution – the 5-1 Plan
A lot has been written for and against a proposed stadium at Macquarie Point for the nascent Tasmania Devils AFL team. The...
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The Cupboard is Bare, So – Toys or Food? Doctors Consider the AFL Deal
Tasmanian Doctors for the Environment argue that not having a shiny new stadium might be a difficult choice, but it's a rational...
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Govt Breaks Promise to Limit Stadium Funding
The Tasmanian Government has broken its stadium funding promise taken to the 2024 election that Tasmanian funding of the Macquarie Point project...
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Assessment Report Confirms Stadium a Budget-Blowing Dud
Media release – Eric Abetz, Minister for Business, Industry and Resources, 31 March 2025 We’re committed to the Mac Point Stadium The...
