Democratic process, local voices, voting rights, civic engagement, transparency, anti-corruption.
Po: Could a triennial survey monitor the health and wellbeing of the Launceston population, and could the data inform policy and improve programs?
Po: Could Tasmania identify Crown Land, national parks or reserves for handback or co-management?
Po: Could Tasmania deliver a treaty respecting the sovereign rights of Aboriginal people and make real restitution?
Po: Could Tasmania authentically recognise and tell the real history of Aboriginal dispossession and cultural suppression?
Po: Could we better support Community Legal Centers and Legal Aid to help those who can't get timely, affordable legal help?
Po: Could the City of Launceston ensure disclosure of Councillor's allowances, income source, affiliations, and meeting logs occur in each Meeting Agenda?
Po: Could the people of Launceston address social isolation and loneliness together; becoming a city of better-connected people, with deeper bonds, and greater resilience?
Po: Could Launceston create Tasmania's first vertical school and train citizen scientists for generations to come?
Po: Could we create a fairer Tasmania via a Charter that enshrines rights, identifies responsibilities, and improves democratic freedoms?
Po: Would six city councils and three regional "doughnut" councils provide strong local government in Tasmania?
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