By Dr Lisa Denny OUR economy, society and political ideologies are geared to increasing consumption to grow our economy rather than focusing on productivity, innovation and the traded sectors. However, with an end to population growth on the horizon threatening future consumption patterns (apart from increasing tourism), it highlights the point that Future Tasmania series […]

By Dr Lisa Denny Society takes time to adjust to new technology, and government policy must keep up. What is fuelling increasing discontent in Australian society? Why is it that we have such social and economic challenges as rising inequality, increasing housing stress, low wage growth, persistent under-employment and economic stagnation facing Australians today? Why […]

Prepared by Dr Lisa Denny Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania This inaugural Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of quarterly statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from the perspective of the state of Tasmania. The ABS’ Australian Demographic Statistics publication dated 19 September 2019 is a quarterly […]

An international housing expert is in Hobart today to urge policy makers to invest more in housing for the sake of the economy and public health. David E. Jacobs (pictured left with UTAS professor Keith Jacobs) is chief scientist with the National Center for Healthy Housing in the United States and the director of the World […]