However, when the shoe is on the other foot, the public system, which services two-thirds of all students in Tasmania, receives about 90 per cent of required funding. That's right, rich schools are fully funded, and public schools are left short by at least 10 per cent.
It's a national disgrace. Public schools are democracy, the greatest gift in the world, and they deserve far better.
Read MoreThe Matildas' appeal, like many sporting teams in Australia, is underpinned by a wide-ranging influence, making emotional connections with the haves and have nots.
Read MoreThe dates of public holidays in Tasmania can be debatable.
But certainly not contentious like a recent call by an Irish Greens MP, Patrick Costello TD, to make the 12th of July an all-Ireland holiday.
Read MoreThe City of Launceston Council is hosting two mental health workshops.
They are sold out.
The council facilitates a suicide prevention program and employs a suicide prevention coordinator, Stephanie Armour.
The need for the council to employ a suicide prevention coordinator is deeply challenging.
Sadly, and particularly for North-East Tasmania, the statistics do not lie and the rationale for Ms. Armour's appointment is tragically obvious.
Read MoreBut as the episode of the Working Dog’s masterpiece Utopia, about a federal government infrastructure department, which has been shared on social media in recent days suggested, we didn’t want nor ask for a stadium. The stadium was thrust upon us, a key ingredient in a totally disrespectful ultimatum that was never part of the average punter’s understanding.
Read MoreIn the hustle-bustle of life dominated by work and family, reminding myself to check-in with family, friends, and colleagues can be a squeeze on time. Sometimes check-ins happen by chance rather than design, which is understandable until it is not.
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