The State of Health: how poor health is 'hampering' Tasmania's economy

Jessica Willard
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:22am, first published June 26 2019 - 5:00pm
Deloitte Access Economics partner Paul Liggins recently provided an update on Tasmania's economy as part of a budget luncheon hosted by the Launceston Chamber of Commerce. Picture: Paul Scambler
Deloitte Access Economics partner Paul Liggins recently provided an update on Tasmania's economy as part of a budget luncheon hosted by the Launceston Chamber of Commerce. Picture: Paul Scambler

There has been a lot of discussion on what is spent on health, but perhaps less on what Tasmania's poor health outcomes are costing us as a state.

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Jessica Willard

Jessica Willard

Senior Journalist and Health Reporter

Being a health reporter to me is about more than just reporting the problems. It's about asking why they are happening in the first place and what needs to change to fix it.

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