THE early years educator sector faces a skills shortage as childcare centres battle to attract and retain staff.

WINTER has resulted in a statewide shortage of foster carers for Dogs' Homes of Tasmania dogs.

TASMANIA'S University Union fears a sell-off of student accommodation will exacerbate a shortage of affordable housing.

A SHORTAGE of common cancer drugs will be relieved within days.

A STATEWIDE shortage of trained and experienced staff is being filled by enthusiastic, hard workers.

TOURIST operators are concerned Hobart's heavily booked hotels could limit the number of overseas and interstate visitors during summer.

A LACK of drivers means there will be taxi shortages during the busy Christmas-New Year period.

A SHORTAGE of maths and science teachers in Tasmania is worsening as graduate numbers plummet.

A SHORTAGE of maths and science teachers promises to get worse under a plan to cap places.

A shortage of private criminal lawyers spells trouble for those seeking legal representation, writes <font color=red><b>Helen Kempton</b></font>.

SANTA recruiters have been sleighed by a national Santa shortage, with Hobart one of the places hardest hit.

THE Royal Hobart Hospital is rationing stocks of penicillin because of a national shortage of the vital antibiotic.

BATTLERS will still face a housing shortage after the State Government's accommodation rollout.

AUSTRALIA faces a shortage of taxi drivers because of cuts to immigration, the industry's peak body says.

THE number of ageing academics at the University of Tasmania has sparked concerns about a looming staff shortage.

THE glut of rock lobster before Christmas has become a shortage despite little change in the China trade crisis.

TASMANIA is in the grip of a goat shortage with waits of more than a year to secure a kid.

TASMANIA'S residential housing shortage will worsen if the Kickstart Bonus for new apprentices is not extended.

A DOCTOR shortage in Tasmania is forcing some regional communities to rely on locum GPs and student doctors.

EGGS will go up in price by as much as 10 per cent because of increased demand and a shortage of supply.

A RESTRICTED supply of Hobart building blocks has led to a massive jump in prices.

A TASMANIAN bugler shortage means Barry Smith will be playing The Last Post at four Anzac Day services tomorrow.

COMMUTERS are parking several kilometres from the CBD and trekking into work because of an inner-city parking shortage.

THE next government must pressure the Population Minister to address Tasmania's skills shortage, business representatives say.