Dr Lisa Denny
@lisadenny.bsky.social
Systems Thinker. Demographer. Researcher. Educator. Mum. www.lisadenny.com.au
“I just believe the way it’s being done is shortsighted and harmful, and that we can do so much better. In fact, the technology already exists to do it so much better, but the companies have chosen not to implement that.” Yes - and this is the role of #politas www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmani...
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Entirely predictable given Tasmania’s economy is dependent upon discretionary income which is being consumed by inflation and interest rates. Diversify the economy and invest in services that improve people’s circumstances to enable participation #politas www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmani...
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One week to go to share your experiences about living in Tasmania. With 2,500+ sharing their thoughts, we are particularly keen to hear from more people living in Brighton, Clarence, Glenorchy, Latrobe, Launceston, Meander Valley and West Tamar. #politas #lgtas tasmanian.com.au/population-s...
Dr Lisa Denny@lisadenny.bsky.social · 4w agoLive in Tasmania? Moved here recently? Perhaps you left recently? Tell us about your experiences living in Tasmania. #politas #lgtas form.typeform.com/to/kQjcqemw?...
The 2026 version of Donald Horne’s 1964 The Lucky Country #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
Australia has problems, but things could get worse, so much worse.
Australia has problems, but Australia could become much, much worse. Welcome to a rare Mad Max edition of The Stats Guy.
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Note to #politas. The stadium and Launceston convention centre are not productivity enhancing investments and will not improve Tasmanian’s standard of living. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Tasmania comes last in latest CommBank economic rankings
Tasmania ranks last in CommBank's State of the States economic report, a significant decline from four years ago when it repeatedly topped the ranking.
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Demographic lens missing in Australia’s immigration debate lisadenny.substack.com/p/demographi...
Demographic lens missing in Australia’s immigration debate
The Demographic Transition, Fast Demography and Slow Demography explain Australia’s changing demographics
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Keen to hear from more 18 to 29 year olds living in Tasmania. Is that you or someone you know? Please consider sharing your thoughts and experiences about living in Tasmania. #politas #lgtas
Dr Lisa Denny@lisadenny.bsky.social · 4w agoLive in Tasmania? Moved here recently? Perhaps you left recently? Tell us about your experiences living in Tasmania. #politas #lgtas form.typeform.com/to/kQjcqemw?...
All levels of govt have had decades of advice re planning for ageing populations. All are responsible. A demographic lens is critical for planning for both our communities and our economy. What happened to the State Demographer announced by the Premier? #politas www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmani...
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Live in Tasmania? Moved here recently? Perhaps you left recently? Tell us about your experiences living in Tasmania. #politas #lgtas form.typeform.com/to/kQjcqemw?...
Living in Tasmania
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A long but worthwhile read. #politas southof45.substack.com/p/dont-jerse...
Don't Jersey Vermont. Don't Melbourne Tasmania.
At first glance, Vermont and Tasmania seem unlikely candidates for comparison. Yet they are strikingly similar in ways that matter politically and economically.
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Do you know that a property was vacant on Census night - 11 August 2026? If so, please let the ABS know info.census.abs.gov.au/help/away-ce... #politas #lgtas
Away on Census night
What to do if you were away, or no one was home, on Census night.
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Great to see this, but important to recognise that we have been advocating for a long time for this (parents particularly). it took a parliamentarian experiencing the challenges of trying to be diagnosed formally with ADHD and treated to actually get action #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
ADHD wait crisis forces Tasmanians to seek interstate diagnoses
Tasmania's public health system is struggling to cope with demand for ADHD testing, with many turning to private psychiatrists, a parliamentary report has found.
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Who is paying the price of not planning for population ageing? While the sandwich carers are saving the system billions they are overstretched and exhausted. If they burn out, the whole system will fall over. #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Sandwich generation navigating work, elderly parents and kids at home
Broadcaster and author Sarah Macdonald is part of a growing army of silent unpaid workers, coping with the consequences of a housing crisis and a broken aged care system.
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Population ageing is a success story. Will the Tasmanian Economic Diversification and Investment Strategy enable the opportunities of living longer, healthier, more active lives to be realised? My Talking Point in last Friday’s Mercury #politas open.substack.com/pub/lisadenn...
Pretty sure Christine Milne warned Tasmania of the potential of this ago #politas www.themercury.com.au/business/tas...
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Population ageing is a success story. Longevity is longer, healthier, more active lives. Ageing points to the emergence of a "second adulthood": a new stage of life - independence, participation, consumption and continued economic contribution #politas www.population-europe.eu/research/pol...
The next European growth story is already here: longer lives | Population Europe
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Tasmania’s population growth is almost entirely from migration, most of whom need somewhere to live. In the past, when natural increase dominated growth, additional housing wasn’t immediate. #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Even where the population isn't booming, houses are in short supply
Despite having the slowest growing population in the country, Tasmania is still battling rising homelessness and an ever-tightening rental market.
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Over-capacity schools? If a demographic lens had been used to predict changes in demand, better planning for schooling provision by age/region would have been possible. #politas Tasmania is now well past "peak child" and the number of school aged children will continue to decline into the future.
Love this ‘The measured economy tells us whether the system is moving. The felt economy tells us whether people believe it is working for them’ www.linkedin.com/pulse/felt-e...
The felt economy
The economy we measure is not always the economy people feel. That is the idea behind what I have been calling the felt economy: the economy as people actually experience it through their budgets, cho...
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OMGFFS - do they not get it? Drawcards/incentives for live music are not going to work if young people in particular don’t have good incomes and secure jobs when costs keep rising. #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
The typical night out is changing. Some say $15 pints are to blame
This weekend will be the first since the sudden closure of seven Hobart venues. A manager of another bar says he doesn't know what to expect.
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Actually, #politas what needs to be done for a vibrant hospitality industry is increase the potential for higher discretionary income for locals which means ⬆️ education outcomes ⬆️ higher skilled jobs ⬆️ innovation/R&D investment ⬆️ industry diversification &productivity www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Bars getting 'squeezed' as costs go up and Hobartians can't pay, tourism body says
There are questions around the future of Hobart's nightlife after the abrupt closure of some of the capital city's most-loved institutions due to challenging trading conditions.
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No surprises here. With an economy skewed to industries reliant on discretionary income and exposed to external risks such as interest rates and the global economy, the flow on will be considerable. Diverify the economy,have a 21st century vision, #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
More than 80 bar staff face uncertain future as seven Hobart venues close
Seven Hobart bars, including the Observatory Bar and the Republic, are closing "in the immediate term" as owner Pub Banc Group is placed into voluntary administration. The administrator says the aim i...
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The unintended consequences of the Chalmers budget will be long lasting… from the reduced health rebate for older Australians, to the prioritising of onshore applicants for permanent visas to the NDIS revised ‘functional capability’ assessment… to name a few. Bandaid policy on the run….
#politas - it shouldn’t be up to children and young people to advocate for themselves - but here we are. Maybe the decision-makers will listen and act now? 😢 good work Jack. WHERE WE LIVE SHOULD NOT PREVENT US FROM BEING ABLE TO GET TO SCHOOL, WORK OR TO OUR GP edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...
WHERE WE LIVE SHOULD NOT PREVENT US FROM BEING ABLE TO GET TO SCHOOL, WORK OR TO OUR GP - Hobart Mercury
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Community services are the safety net that help Tasmanians stay well, connected and out of crisis but that net is under severe strain. Sign this open letter calling the Govt to #PrioritiseallTasmanians w/ stable, long-term investment in community services. #politas www.change.org/p/coalition-...
Sign the Petition
Coalition of Community Service Peaks calls on the Government to #PrioritiseallTasmanians
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This InSummary discusses the popular misunderstandings about population projections – what they are and what they are not and how to use them more effectively to plan for, and shape, a future reality. #politas open.substack.com/pub/lisadenn...
Using Population Projections for Policy and Planning Purposes
fast demography requires a new approach
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Deirdre has cared for her son for 45 years. He'll soon enter the unknown
Deirdre Croft has dedicated 45 years to caring and advocating for her intellectually disabled son, Richard. Each passing day brings more pressure to secure his future when she's gone. It's a distressi...
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There will be demographic implications if young people are prevented from forming social and healthy relationships at university. Delayed partnering is already a contributor to the decline in the fertility rate - eventually there will be fewer people to enrol at uni. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
How university life in Australia has changed
Two students who went to the same university 30 years apart share their radically different experiences as lectures go online and face-to-face contact takes a back seat in the post-pandemic world.
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