University of Tasmania Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow Saul Eslake has provided a submission to the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) who are conducting the Review of Years 9-12 Education in Tasmania for the state government. Read the full submission.

Dr Louise Grimmer, The Mercury Newspaper, Thursday 29 September 2016 FINDINGS from the latest Sensis e-business Report bring good news as well as a wake-up call for Tasmanian retailers. The good news is that for those who sell online, internet sales grew from 32 per cent to 43 per cent in the last year. Local […]

A close eye will need to be kept on the selection of projects in the Tasmanian Government’s northern stimulus package to ensure taxpayer money is spent wisely, an economist has warned. Treasurer Peter Gutwein has unveiled a plan to boost the economy in the north and north west, where the unemployment rate has risen to […]

If you missed our Richard Denniss ‘Econobabble’ event last week (or you’d like to listen to him again) you can watch his lecture now via the University’s Livestream page. The photos from the event are up on our Facebook page – Enjoy! Copies of Richard’s book ‘Econobabble: How to Decode Political Spin and Economic Nonsense’ […]

Miriam Vandenberg and Richard Eccleston write for Croakey Editor: Jennifer Doggett Author: Miriam Vandenberg and Richard Eccleston on: September 22, 2016 In: abortion, chronic diseases, Healthcare and health reform, public health, social determinants of health Given the overwhelming evidence that inequalities in wealth, education and social status are strong influencers of health status, it would seem logical that […]

By Daphne Habibis, Maggie Walter and Penny Taylor We know a lot about what Australia’s non-Indigenous population thinks of Indigenous people, but not much is known about what Indigenous people think of the non-Indigenous population, or of how they experience race relations. This is an obstacle for reconciliation which, by definition, must be a reciprocal […]

Good news and a wake-up call for Tasmanian retailers By Louise Grimmer Findings from the latest Sensis e-business Report bring good news as well as a ‘wake-up call’ for Tasmanian retailers. The good news is for those who sell online, internet sales grew from 32 per cent to 43 per cent in the last year. […]

If you are in Hobart on Friday 23 September, get along to Fullers Bookshop (Collins Street) at 5.30pm and hear Dennis Altman in conversation with Bob Brown. Traditionally, Australian progressives have supported the Australian Labor Party; increasingly, the Greens appeal. What are the key differences between the parties? Is greater collaboration desirable? Is it likely? […]

Dear Colleagues The Regional Research Network is soon to be hosting a Regional Development Project Den – a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style event to pitch and develop new regional research projects. The Den will be held as a lunchtime event in the week beginning 17th October (SWOTVAC), video-conferenced across three campuses. It will be a friendly forum for […]

ICYMI Our very own Affiliated Researcher Dr Matt Killingsworth was featured on last Friday’s Planet America on ABC TV. You can watch the episode here http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/planet-america/NU1644H034S00