The Launceston General Hospital is the second largest hospital in our state of Tasmania and has long been a thorn in the side of any Hobart-centric government. The LGH is a tertiary teaching hospital. In plain English, this means that it is a top-level hospital, providing a comprehensive range of clinical health services as well [...]
Pokies
I don’t much like poker machines. (I’m more of an Xbox 360 fan.) Not for a moment do I think that my own preferences should necessarily dictate what other people do for fun or a flutter. However, most thinking Tasmanians agree that we’re way off track with pokies in casinos, pubs and clubs.
Tasmania and the Global Financial Crisis
The amazing thing about the so-called Global Financial Crisis for us Tasmanians is that many people are saying to me, “what crisis?” Now that a full year of scary predictions has passed, many people who are 1) on welfare payments 2) employed by the public service or 3) wage-earners in relatively stable industries feel that [...]
Response to Examiner editorial: LGH cancer services
I completely agree with the opening lines of the Examiner editorial “LGH must be cancer services site” (6/3/09). In fact, two years ago that is exactly what I achieved.
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