The 2025-26 Tasmanian budget forecast a significant increase in the state’s debt. This is despite the fact that the state will generate increased revenues. The cost of the yet-to-be-built Macquarie Point Stadium has become a lightning rod for debate about the state government’s priorities. This paper outlines how the state could increase revenue.

Compared to other Australian states, Tasmania has weaker political donation laws, less government transparency and limited public accountability. This report recommends that the Tasmanian government undertake significant, rather than piecemeal, reform in 2021, to ensure the people of Tasmania have confidence in their democracy and their elected officials.

Tasmania’s coastal waters have high biodiversity and endemism, but are in a state of decline and increasing pressure from climate change, fishing and aquaculture operations, agricultural run-off, urban development and population growth. This paper argues that an integrated approach to managing Tasmania’s coastal waters is needed across sectors.

The poker machine industry has been shut down in Tasmania since the 24th of March. The industry is set to re-open on Friday the 26th of June. Re-opening these venues will provide immediate employment to staff previously stood down. However, this research shows that, in broader terms, poker machines (“pokies”, “electronic gaming machines” or “EGMs”)...

This report compiles state government spending in support of existing businesses and community organisations in response to the COVID-19 crisis. It does not consider health spending that directly relates to treating victims of the disease, but to the immediate efforts that state governments made to protect their existing economies and communities.