The gradual withdrawal of Commonwealth health funding over the last few years exposes the dire state of Tasmania’s public health system.
We hope the Hodgman Liberals will follow their Canberra colleagues’ lead and provide redress funding in the State Budget.
Tasmania missed out any substantial infrastructure investment as a result of the Hodgman Liberals' failure.
Economist Saul Eslake confirms Tasmania is not receiving increased funding for affordable housing unlike every other state, which is getting an increase.
Economist Saul Eslake agrees that Tuesday's budget contains little for Tasmania, and TASCOSS and Anglicare have given the federal budget a big thumbs down.
There was nothing in the Federal Budget for Tasmania's education system, no extra funding for years 5 and 6 of Gonski.
Tasmania's hopes of extra health funding to make up for what we lost under Prime Minister Abbott haven't been realised.
The Federal Budget handed down last night completely fails to deliver the crucial years 5 and 6 of Gonski for Tasmanian schools.
Minister Groom stood resolutely with his anti-environment Federal colleagues in Parliament this morning.
The first Turnbull Budget has left the vast majority of Tasmanians out in the cold.