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Political chronicles - Tasmania January to July 2012
Citation
Alessandrini, M, Political chronicles - Tasmania January to July 2012, Australian Journal of Politics and History, 58, (4) pp. 619-673. ISSN 0004-9522 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2012 School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1467-8497.2012.01657.x
Abstract
Economic matters have again dominated political activity in Tasmania to date this year.
The forestry industry decline resulting from international factors and the cessation of
native harvesting has had severe economic and political consequences, with dominant
corporate player Gunns re-organising operations and the negotiation of the Inter
Governmental Agreement (IGA) dragging on to beyond numerous deadlines, with the
very real risk of failure. The school closures initially planned following the 2011 state
budget have now been subject to a further independent enquiry, and the state government continues to wrestle with unpalatable budget cuts in staffing and frontline
services in health, law enforcement and education. Health funding has remained an
issue with cost-cutting measures and structural problems contributing to public disquiet
and speculation about federal government intervention. There have also been several
developments in enhancing democratisation, including the enquiry into electoral
funding, the need for expanded powers for the integrity commission and commitments
to enlargement of the state lower house, the House of Assembly, from twenty-five to
thirty-five, to repair the damage of 1998.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Political science |
Research Field: | Australian government and politics |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Government and politics |
Objective Field: | Government and politics not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Alessandrini, M (Dr Megan Alessandrini) |
ID Code: | 79902 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Deposited By: | Government |
Deposited On: | 2012-10-11 |
Last Modified: | 2017-07-04 |
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