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The 20 year Tasmanian Housing Strategy is an opportunity to address this by committing to house every Tasmanian — and to put a timeframe on that commitment. Our submission asserts that this commitment must begin with housing Tasmanians in the most vulnerable circumstances. We have also argued that the strategy must…

The overarching feedback from TasCOSS Members and other stakeholders is there is little to object to in the high-level themes and objectives of the Tasmanian Housing Strategy. Stakeholders observed, however, the Draft Strategy positions itself more as an aspirational discussion paper than a strategy document, which would have set out…

A safe, reliable and affordable energy supply is critical to the health and wellbeing of Tasmanians. Low income Tasmanians are more likely to live in poorly insulated and inefficient housing stock, and spend a higher proportion of their income on energy than others. They are also least able to respond…