On 6 December 2021, UTAS submitted a request to the Hobart City Council for a Planning Scheme Amendment (PSA) for rezoning of the Sandy Bay…
Are UTAS/Government using Moody’s as a fig leaf?
If so, the move smacks of desperation, and it’s not going to work. The Moody’s story This story appeared in today’s Mercury: The Moody’s document…
UTAS heading towards insolvency – UTAS Council and State Parliamentarians on notice
Following is the text of an email I sent to State Parliamentarians this afternoon, to which I appended the text of an email I sent…
RTI papers fully expose UTAS Green Bond mess – VC, Treasurer should accept responsibility
Treasurer Michael Ferguson and Vice-Chancellor Rufus Black – should resign, or be sacked 1. Key points Section 7(2) of the University of Tasmania Act 1992…
Tasmanians would bear cost of UTAS folly – $4 billion plus at stake
(Version 2 – This is an updated version of a post I published on 8 August 2023. I have updated the earlier post to include…
Tasmanians would bear cost of UTAS folly – $4 billion plus at stake
[NB: I published a second version of this post on 19 August 2023 to include indexation for UTAS’ cost estimate for Sandy Bay redevelopment for…
Treasurer says Commonwealth would bail out UTAS – Ferguson flounders in LegCo
Treasurer Ferguson at LegCo On 6 July 2023, the Tasmanian Treasurer, Michael Ferguson, appeared before the Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry into the Provisions of…
UTAS’ proposed CBD relocation would lead to financial disaster – stop the move now!
Pictured below – the world class Sandy Bay campus site, 2.7 kilometres from the centre of Hobart. (Note: Since I wrote this post,…
UTAS CBD move and Green Bond mess threaten Tasmania’s finances
Why UTAS’ $350 million Green Bond debt matters In my next post, I will argue that if UTAS’ proposed CBD move/Sandy Bay redevelopment goes ahead,…
UTAS breaches Right to Information Act – again
1. Key points On 24 February 2022, the Ombudsman made an adverse decision against UTAS in respect of a Right to Information (RTI) application by…