Today, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has spoken amidst leaked Treasury advice which urges the government to raise taxes and cut spending to bring the budget back to sustainability. Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated today, “We are interested in ways to simplify the tax system”. The government also faces challenges meeting it's housing targets, with the leaked Treasury advice suggesting the government will fall short by 300,000 houses.

Tasmania’s transport system has shifted dramatically from rail to road over recent decades, driven by political decisions, corporate consolidation, and infrastructure spending focused on highways and heavy vehicle logistics. The decline of rail freight and passenger services has increased road congestion and maintenance costs, largely funded by taxpayers. Multinational companies like Kinetic Group have rapidly expanded in public transport, raising concerns over monopolies and

As of last evening, Tasmanian Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff approached Tasmanian Governor Barbra Baker to call for an early election following a shock fortnight of political turmoil as the incumbent liberal government lost a vote of no confidence from the opposition and the crossbench, amid concerns of fiscal responsibility over the state’s deteriorating debt dilemma and multiple policy failures that occurred under the Rockliff government. This election cycle as described