Dr Lisa Denny
@lisadenny.bsky.social
Systems Thinker. Demographer. Researcher. Educator. Mum.
www.lisadenny.com.au
www.lisadenny.com.au
Or because they can’t leave. The ability to migrate (move somewhere else to live) is a privilege - an expression of human freedom, choice and agency. Many Tasmanians do not have that. The inability to leave will entrench disadvantage further. #politas
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Or because they can’t leave. The ability to migrate (move somewhere else to live) is a privilege - an expression of human freedom, choice and agency. Many Tasmanians do not have that. The inability to leave will entrench disadvantage further. #politas
It’s a vicious cycle created by poor policy and planning decisions by successive governments over decades in which short-termism has triumphed.
We are all suffering the consequences now.
We need more than just funding - we need a plan.
End.
We are all suffering the consequences now.
We need more than just funding - we need a plan.
End.
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It’s a vicious cycle created by poor policy and planning decisions by successive governments over decades in which short-termism has triumphed.
We are all suffering the consequences now.
We need more than just funding - we need a plan.
End.
We are all suffering the consequences now.
We need more than just funding - we need a plan.
End.
If these interdependent systems are failing, the outcome will be more and more women leaving the workforce to provide care for family members, deepening skill and labour shortages, and likely further reductions in the total fertility rate leading to fewer children being born.
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If these interdependent systems are failing, the outcome will be more and more women leaving the workforce to provide care for family members, deepening skill and labour shortages, and likely further reductions in the total fertility rate leading to fewer children being born.
As the Premiers in Australia unite to appeal to the Prime Minister to honour the 2023 funding agreement for health services, the reality is that the first of the baby boomers are just starting to turn 80 so the next 26 years at least will see increasing demand for health and aged care services.
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
As the Premiers in Australia unite to appeal to the Prime Minister to honour the 2023 funding agreement for health services, the reality is that the first of the baby boomers are just starting to turn 80 so the next 26 years at least will see increasing demand for health and aged care services.
The impact of the failure of these systems will be felt hardest by the women (carers) in the families who are affected.
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The impact of the failure of these systems will be felt hardest by the women (carers) in the families who are affected.
It’s offensive and dehumanising…
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It’s offensive and dehumanising…