Current and projected demographic change in Tasmania warrants political leadership

I am no drama queen. I am a rusted on, born and bred Tasmanian and I want to grow old here, but I am concerned for our State.

The recently released population data by the ABS should be cause for concern for the incoming Tasmanian Government.

I say this not just because slowing population growth has an immediate and detrimental impact on our consumption dependent economy, but because the change that Tasmania’s demography is undergoing has serious long-term implications for our w…