TASMANIA’S peak employer body, the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI), says the State Government must quickly move to a user pays system for water and sewerage services and streamline the administration system introduced with the latest reforms.
The TCCI says while it supports the reforms, the introduction has not been handled well by the [...]
TASMANIA must harness its natural competitive advantages to meet the economic challenge posed by the demographic time bomb of the State’s ageing population.
The peak employer body, the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) says the time to act is now. Tasmania cannot afford to ignore the economic reality and it must put policies in [...]
MUIR Engineering, a manufacturer of boat anchoring systems that exports to more than 40 countries, has won a series of prestigious awards in recent weeks.
The company was the overall winner of the 17th annual Tasmania Telstra business awards announced in Hobart recently, and also the Panasonic Australia medium business award.
The company was also recognised in [...]
TASMANIAN business must prepare itself for the brave new world of the high-speed information super-highway, now that work has commenced on the rollout of the $42 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).
While the initiative promises to herald in a new era of faster internet services and a major expansion of digital commerce, there are risks and [...]
By ANDREW SCOBIE*
WITH the latest polls pointing to the prospect of neither major party winning a majority of seats at the forthcoming State Election due in March next year, the issue of political stability is paramount.
Undoubtedly, the parties will campaign to win majority government, but history shows that majority government does not necessarily guarantee [...]
EVERY year, hundreds of refugees come to Tasmania seeking a better life. Many need work experience to demonstrate that they are capable workers.
It is the key reason behind the decision by the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s Community Development Division (Multicultural Tasmania) to initiate the Creating Connections and Opportunities (CCO) project, where local businesses provide [...]
A TASMANIAN business leader says a free market economy provides the best solution for recovery from the impact of the global financial crisis.
Executive chairman of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Andrew Scobie said through history, there was no better system than a market economy to reduce poverty, raise productivity, improve health standards and [...]
A SERIES of free business seminars looking at the challenges faced by Tasmanian businesses because of the global financial crisis has been introduced throughout the state over the past few weeks and will continue till the end of this month.
Partnered by the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) and the Tasmanian Small Business Council [...]
BUSINESS confidence in Tasmania is now steady at a record low levels, and there are expectations that the economy will weaken even further over the coming 12 months.
The latest Tasmanian Chamber of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) Tasmanian Survey of Business Expectations shows business conditions and expectations for the Tasmanian economy has steadied at [...]
NEW research by the peak employer organisation, the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) shows that the health of the Tasmanian budget is a critical determinant of business confidence.
TCCI chief economist Richard Dowling said business confidence was at its highest when the budget was in surplus and the Government was not carrying debt.
