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Media Release: Alarming Spike in Firearms Used in Family Violence Incidents
Alarming Spike in Firearms Used in Family Violence Incidents3 June 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today revelations from Tasmania Police Budget Estimates Scrutiny hearings that the use of firearms in family violence incidents has doubled over four...
Article-‘Direct threat’: AG slams watchdog budget cuts
The Mercury | 3 June 2026; pg 6. 'Direct threat': AG slams watchdog budget cuts David Killick Budget cuts have affected the ability of key oversight agencies to do their work fighting corruption and waste, estimates committees hearings have heard. The Liberals...
Media Release: Premier Must Clarify When He Knew Ogilvie Misled Parliament
Premier Must Clarify When He Knew Ogilvie Misled Parliament2 June 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today said Estimates Committee questioning confirmed Premier Jeremy Rockliff must have known former Minister Madeleine Ogilvie was about to commence legal...
Article-Mystery follows Libs into hearings
 The Mercury | 2 June 2026; pg 9.Mystery follows Libs into hearingsDuncan AbeyThe political storm over former minister Madeleine Ogilvie's belated explanation of her involvement in Supreme Court proceedings has followed the government into budget estimates hearings,...
WIN TV News – Govt Refuses to Answer Questions Regarding Former Minister’s Legal Action
Watch the WIN News bulletin of Monday the 1st of June 2026, where Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC questions whether the Government requested that Madeleine Ogilvie's Suppression Order not be made public during the Upper House Budget Estimates scrutiny...
ABC TV News – Former Minister Madeleine Ogilvie’s Legal Fees Dominate Estimates
Watch the ABC TV News' report on Monday the 1st of June 2026, during which Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC raises questions regarding former Minister Madeleine Ogilvie's legal action during the Upper House Budget Estimates scrutiny hearings.
Media Release: Government Refuses to Clarify If It Sought Supreme Court Suppression Order to be Secret
Government Refuses to Clarify If It Sought Supreme Court Suppression Order to be Secret1 June 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today sought clarification from Attorney-General Guy Barnett as to whether the Government had applied to the Supreme Court to...
Media Release: Horror Budget Shows Mature Revenue Debate Needed
Horror Budget Shows Mature Revenue Debate Needed27 May 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC today used her 2026-27 Budget Reply speech to call for an urgent review of the State’s revenue and taxation base to drive real structural reform in a cohesive,...
Media Release: Ministerial Diary Disclosure Reforms One Step Closer
Ministerial Diary Disclosure Reforms One Step Closer20 May 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed the continued parliamentary pressure calling for real ministerial diary disclosures reform following the Lower House vote imposing a June 16 deadline...
WinTV News – Formal apology to loved ones of Tasmanians who had their body parts stolen
Watch the WIN News bulletin of Tuesday 19th of May 2026, where Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC is interviewed regarding the formal apology delivered by the State Government to the loved ones of Tasmanians who had their body parts stolen and provided to the R.A...
ABC News Radio Interview – State formal apology important step in acknowledging harm caused by stolen body parts
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC interview with Sarah Morice on ABC News Radio on Tuesday 19 May 2026, regarding the Tasmanian Government formal apology to family members of loved ones whose body parts were stolen during autopsy without consent and provided...
Article-Stolen organ apology due
Sunday Tasmanian | 17 May 2026; pg 3.Stolen organ apology due 'Nightmare': families tell of body parts pain as MLC calls for redressSue BaileyA Queensland woman has told of the ongoing trauma of receiving part of her brother’s brain as she prepares for a formal...
Sky News – 126 Body Parts Stolen From Tas Morgue
Watch the Sky News bulletin of Thursday the 14th of May 2026, where Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC emphasises the requirement for accountability regarding supporting families whose loved one's had body parts stolen without consent and provided to the Rodda...
Media Release: Where are Ministerial Diaries Disclosure Review Outcomes?
Where are Ministerial Diaries Disclosure Review Outcomes?14 May 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for a public update on the review of Ministerial Diary Disclosures, announced by Premier Jeremy Rockliff in November last year.“Following my...
Media Release: Coronial Project Formal State Apology Welcome
Coronial Project Formal State Apology WelcomeWednesday, 29 April 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed progress on the formal Parliamentary apology to those affected by the historical practices at the Rodda Museum of Pathology, regarding the...
Tasmanian Inquirer – Tasmanian Labor backtracks on key integrity commitments
Tasmanian inquirer - Digital Online | 27 April 2026 Tasmanian Labor backtracks on key integrity commitmentsParty platform approved at state conference omits support for tighter regulation of lobbyists, anti-corruption commissionBob Burton The Tasmanian Labor Party’s...
Media Release: Kingborough Mayor’s Strong Community Contribution Recognised
Kingborough Mayor’s Strong Community Contribution Recognised24 April 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today responded to the announcement of Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt resignation, describing her 15-year council contribution to the local community as...
ABC Digital News-Refurbished facilities and funding for new units locked in for Hobart Women’s Shelter
Clancy Balen| ABC Digital Online | 22 April 2026Â Refurbished facilities and funding for new units locked in for Hobart Women's ShelterIn short:Hobart Women's Shelter has upgraded its communal spaces and locked in funding to almost double its capacity for women and...
Media Release: Has Government Offered a Repayable Loan to Liberty Bell Bay Administrators to Keep Workers at Work?
Has Government Offered a Repayable Loan to Liberty Bell Bay Administrators to Keep Workers at Work?22 April 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the Tasmanian government should disclose whether it has explored the option of offering the administrators...
Article-Leslie Vale road upgrade brought forward after questions over delays
Image from Kingborough ChronicleKingborough Chronicle | 21 April 2026: pg 3.Leslie Vale road upgrade brought forward after questions over delaysSafety upgrades at the Leslie Road intersection with the Huon Highway have been brought forward, after concerns the project...
Article-Budget cuts threaten women’s safety: MLC
Hobart Mercury | 20 April 2026; pg 2. Budget cuts threaten women's safety: MLC Elise Kaine Wrong decisions in the upcoming state budget could lead to worsening outcomes for women, an independent MLC warned as demonstrators gathered at a rally against gendered violence...
ABC Breakfast Radio Interview – No More Violence 2026 Hobart Rally: Important Calls to Action
Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson, speaks on ABC Breakfast Radio with Ryk Goddard on Monday 20 April 2026, regarding her call on the state government to step up and effectively fund and resource services to help prevent gender-based violence in the state in...
Media Release: State Budget Must Guarantee Funding to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
State Budget Must Guarantee Funding to Tackle Gender-Based Violence19 April 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb – who will today address a No More Violence Rally on Parliament House - said the Rockliff Government must guarantee adequate resourcing and...
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Ramifications of Paused Debate on Greyhound Racing Ban Bill
Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson, speaks on ABC Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Friday 17 April 2026, regarding ramifications of the paused debate in the Legislative Council on the government's Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform...
Article-Precinct for STEM closer to reality as Bill passes Third Vote
The Mercury | 17 April 2026; pg 5.Precinct for STEM closer to reality:Bill passed at third readingElise KaineThe University of Tasmania has welcomed the passage of a new Bill designed to secure funding for its science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
ABC Digital News-University of Tasmania will now be able to sell off land from its Sandy Bay campus
Josh Duggan| ABC Digital Online | 16 April 2026University of Tasmania will now be able to sell off land from its Sandy Bay campusIn short:After a years-long push by the University of Tasmania to sell off sections of land at its Sandy Bay campus to reinvest in other...
Media Release: Flawed UTAS Bill Passes
UTAS (Protection of Land) Bill Entrenches Government’s Broken Promise to Protect Sandy Bay campus16 April 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the Legislative Council passing the University of Tasmania (Protection of Land) Bill 2025 has resulted in...
Article-Government stalls on child abuse failures
 The Mercury | 16 April 2026; pg 4.Government stalls on child abuseElise KaineThe government has not shown meaningful cultural and behavioural change in the wake of an inquiry into child sex abuse in state settings, according to a parliamentary report tabled this...
Article-Meg Webb to attend the Kingston Beach Dawn Service
Image from Kingborough ChronicleKingborough Chronicle | 14 April 2026: pg 15.Meg Webb to attend the Kingston Beach Dawn ServiceIt is always a solemn privilege to attend the Kingston Beach Dawn Service.The peaceful lapping of the waves as the sun slowly rises provides...
Article-MP blasts UTAS land sale bill
 The Mercury | 13 April 2026; pg 7.MP blasts UTAS land sale billGovernment accused of 'deliberate ploy' over university campus landBridget ClarkeAn independent MP has accused the government of obscuring key details surrounding the sale of land at the University of...
