ABC TassieCast
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Interest rates and inflation, is the state government contributing?
Interest rates and inflation, is the state government contributing?
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Each Friday, Airlie Ward chats with Tasmania's top journos to unpack one of the big stories of the week. If it's going to hit your heart, head or your hip pocket – we're going to break it down for you.
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- Interest rates and inflation, is the state government contributing? · 13 minYet another increase in interest rates ... how did you feel when that filtered through?
- Online abuse, are we becoming collectively more cruel? · 14 minAs politicians report increasing amounts of abuse online a new piece of Tasmanian tech is being used to try to combat it.
- Would you trust AI for legal advice? · 13 minMost of us have turned to Doctor Google to self diagnose.
- Can we curb our family violence crisis? · 19 minFor decades it's been called a national crisis and by any measure the numbers are alarming.
- What footy taught one local ranger-in-training · 4 minWhat do footy and local indigenous culture have in common? For Heywire Takeover Tamar Valley winner Mason, both have shaped who he is. From learning on country to stepping onto…
- Can a new crop of councillors improve the culture of local government? · 16 minWould you put your hand up for local government?
- The charged debate around Tasmania’s gun laws · 18 min30 years ago in the wake of the Port Arthur massacre ... Tasmania's leaders across the political divide stood united to toughen gun laws. Three decades on, following calls to…
- The painful wait for public surgery in Tasmania · 14 minMore than nine thousand Tasmanians are waiting for elective surgery ... the state government has just set a target of getting 70 per cent of them done in the time doctors'…
- Is Tasmania's screen industry at risk? · 18 minLocal filmmakers are sounding the alarm over job cuts at Screen Tasmania following a recent government restructure that placed the agency under a new administrative umbrella…
- Beyond Birds, H5N1's threat to Tasmania · 15 minIt's highly contagious and devastating ... Tasmanians have been warned to prepare for more birds to succumb to the deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has devastated…
- Dying with dignity, how well are Tasmania's laws working? · 16 minTasmania's had the largest increase in the country for the number of applications and deaths using our Voluntary Assisted Dying laws. In a recent report by Go Gentle Australia…
- The Tassie trade-off, what'll it cost you? · 16 minA few years ago Tasmania was the hot ticket destination with population growth outpacing the rest of the nation. Yet, in just a few years the state is forecast to be the first…
- Should Tassie embrace AI factories? · 17 minAs the use of AI continues to surge across the world, AI companies are eyeing off key locations in Australia for data centres ... including here in Tasmania.
- Rewriting a historic narrative on Bruny Island · 6 minTo celebrate NAIDOC week's 50th year, we're taking you to a wool growing property on Tasmania's Bruny Island, which is now owned and operated by an Aboriginal corporation. It's…
- Are women being gaslit by the state's health system? · 17 minWomen's access to quality healthcare in Tasmania is back on the table after a state parliamentary committee recently handed down its final report into maternal healthcare in…
- What's behind Tasmania's drop in vaccination rates? · 16 minTasmania is experiencing a whooping cough epidemic, it's one of the highly contagious diseases that can be prevented through vaccination. The state is not immune from a national…
- Is Tasmania's forestry debate about to reignite? · 19 minFor decades what was dubbed the "Forest Wars" saw conservationists, police and the Tasmanian timber industry lock horns on a regular basis. But after a period of what many…
- Is this really Tassie's "most transparent" government? · 15 minTransparency and trust in government ... they're cornerstones of any successful democracy.
- Boag’s calls last drinks in Launceston · 16 minNorthern Tasmania has been rocked with the news that after 145 years - James Boag beer will no longer be produced in Launceston. Boags – which has traditionally been spruiked as…
- Tassie's housing failures, why are we still falling short? · 21 minThe premier talks about housing as a fundamental human right, the treasurer used his budget speech to talk about delivering a caring community.
