Over coming days I will post a number of updates breaking down some of the information provided in the publicly released (and heavily redacted) Whole of State Business Case – this is the second one. […]
Read More… from MARINUS Stage 1 WHOLE-OF-STATE BUSINESS CASE (WoSBC) – Number 2
Over coming days I will post a number of updates breaking down some of the information provided in the publicly released (and heavily redacted) Whole of State Business Case – this is the first. […]
Read More… from MARINUS Stage 1 WHOLE-OF-STATE BUSINESS CASE (WoSBC) – Update 1
You can listen to my interview with David Reilly on ABC Mornings here: […]
You can listen to my thoughts on yesterday’s No Confidence Motion here: […]
Independent MLC Ruth Forrest today called out the Tasmanian Government’s refusal to face the state’s deepening budget crisis, despite repeated warnings from independent experts and Treasury. “Both Saul Eslake’s Review of State Finances and Treasury’s Pre-Election Financial Outlook make it crystal clear — the growth in spending and ballooning debt are the direct result of […]
Read More… from Immediate Action Needed to Confront Tasmania’s Debt Crisis – Media Release
THERE comes a time when you have to decide: keep calling out failures from the sidelines, or step forward to help fix them. After two decades of parliamentary service, I have chosen the latter. If the Governor invites Dean Winter to form a minority Labor government, I have agreed to serve as Treasurer and will […]
Challenging times call for honest leadership. That’s why I’m stepping up, writes Ruth Forrest There comes a time when you have to decide whether to stand on the sidelines pointing out the flaws in the system, or to step into the fray and try to fix them. For many years now, I have done my […]
In my interview with David Reilly I talk about the reasons I decided to accept the position of Treasurer of Tasmania if Labor is able to form a Minority government. You can listen here: […]
Read More… from ABC Mornings -Treasurer in potential Labor Government
There comes a time when life changing decisions need to be made. Do I continue as I have, drawing attention as best as I am able, to the shortcomings of government policies from both sides of the political fence, or do I, if the chance arose, accept a role where I may have greater input […]
There comes a time when life changing decisions need to be made. Do I continue as I have, drawing attention as best as I am able, to the shortcomings of government policies from both sides of the political fence, or do I, if the chance arose, accept a role where I may have greater input […]
You can listen to my interview with ABC Drive on Monday 4 August 2025 here: […]
The Link reshuffles risks and ownership designed to make it look palatable without addressing its flaws: Sometimes the worst deals come dressed in the language of triumph. This may well be the case with Tasmania’s much-heralded “great deal” with the Federal Government over Project Marinus — a so-called nation-building initiative that’s increasingly looking like a […]
