MEDIA
Media Release: Confirmed: Pokies Operators Reap in the Profits
Confirmed: Pokies Operators Reap in the ProfitsA parliamentary response to questions asked by Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has confirmed that on a statewide average venues operating poker machines under the new Future Gaming Machine licensing model since...
ABC Radio National Interview – Tasmanian government walks away from pokie card reform
Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Radio National Breakfast with Steve Cannane on Wednesday, 20 November 2024, in light of the shock backflip by the Tasmanian State Liberal Government on its promised mandatory pokies pre-commitment card.
Media Release: Premier Betrays Tasmanians over Promised Pokies Card
Premier Betrays Tasmanians over Promised Pokies CardThe Premier, Jeremy Rockliff today stands condemned for betraying the Tasmanian community and breaking an election promise by abandoning the nation-leading evidence-based mandatory poker machine pre-commitment card,...
Article-Voluntary gaming card ‘is … useless’
The Mercury | 14 November 2024; pg 6-7.Voluntary gaming card 'is ... useless'David Killick A coalition of civil society groups has appealed to the government to stick to its plan for poker machine reforms.The Alliance for Gambling Reform and others, including the...
Media Release: Pokies Reform Advocates Call Out Industry Pressure Behind Deloitte Report
Pokies Reform Advocates Call Out Industry Pressure Behind Deloitte Report Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the Tasmanian Labor and Liberal parties have received a timely challenge from national and local poker machine reform advocates to hold firm and...
Win News Tasmania – Advocates support Open Letter in support of mandatory Poker Machine Card
Watch the Win News TV report on Wednesday 13 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by Win News following an open letter from national and local poker machine reform advocates to hold firm and deliver the promised poker machine pre-commitment card.
7 Nightly News Report – Open Letter to Premier on Poker Machine Reform
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Wednesday 13 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by 7 Nightly News regarding the Open Letter co-signed by a coalition of local and national stakeholders with pokies reform expertise and lived experience advocates...
Article-Another four public servants suspended
The Sunday Examiner | 10 November 2024; pg 4.Another four public servants suspended Sean FordAT LEAST four more Tasmanian public servants have been suspended over child sexual abuse allegations since mid-August.They were suspended between August 17 and October 30. It...
Article-Outgoing Liberal Party director defends pork-barrelling
The Examiner | 7 November 2024; pg 12.Outgoing Liberal Party director defends pork-barrellingMatt Maloney LIBERAL Party state director Peter Coulson has spoken strongly in favour of the practice of pork-barrelling during election campaigns, despite long-held...
Article-Draft laws’ consultation time slammed
The Examiner | 5 November 2024; pg 3.Draft laws' consultation time slammedMatt Maloney THE state government has relented to a call from a key disability lobby group for extended consultation of new laws which will make voting in elections more accessible for...
Media Release: Call for Public Consultation Extension for Disability Voting Access Reforms
Call for Public Consultation Extension for Disability Voting Access ReformsThe government is under pressure to extend the public consultation on draft legislation, the Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (No. 3) 2024, which seeks to provide...
ABC Digital News-Tasmanian MPs under pressure from gambling lobby over harm minimisation plan, Michael Ferguson claims
Adam Langenberg | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 November 2024 Tasmanian MPs under pressure from gambling lobby over harm minimisation plan, Michael Ferguson claimsIn short:As the state's former finance minister, Michael Ferguson proposed nation-leading reforms that...
ABC News – Tasmania’s former treasurer vows to protect nation leading pokies reforms
Watch the ABC News TV report on Friday 1 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by the ABC News following Tasmania's former treasurer, Michael Ferguson, warning the government is under serious pressure from the gaming lobby to ditch the card as...
7 Nightly News Report – Former treasurer takes aim at THA over poker machine reforms
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Friday 1 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by 7 Nightly News following Tasmania's former treasurer, Michael Ferguson's op ed in The Mercury accusing the Tasmanian Hospitality Association (THA) of trying to...
Media Release: Pokies Barons’ Bullying and Profits Exposed by ex-Treasurer
Pokies Barons’ Bullying and Profits Exposed by ex-TreasurerThe former Tasmanian Treasurer has confirmed the years long bullying tactics employed by the pokies industry on government in order to protect their shockingly increased profits, said Independent Member for...
7 Nightly News Report – Premier Avoids Public Calls and Legislative Council motion to Release Information to Deloitte
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Wednesday 30 October 2024, during which Meg Webb addresses the Premier avoiding public calls and a Legislative Council motion to release his instructions to Deloitte, which has been commissioned to investigate the Mandatory...
ABC News – MPs want more Information about Deloitte Review into Pokies Card
Watch the ABC News TV report on Wednesday 30 October 2024, during which Meg Webb voices concerns that the government will start back-pedalling on its commitment to the madatory pre-commitment pokies card scheme following Deloitte review.
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Upper House Vote Calls on Premier to Release Deloitte Pokies Card Review
Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Statewide Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, regarding her successful motion passed by the Legislative Council on Tuesday 29 Octoberm calling on the Premier, Jeremy Rockliff MP, to release immediately the terms...
Media Release: Upper House Votes for Immediate Disclosure of Terms of Reference of Controversial Deloitte Access Pokies Pre-Commitment Card Review
Upper House Votes for Immediate Disclosure of Terms of Reference of Controversial Deloitte Access Pokies Pre-Commitment Card ReviewWednesday, 30 October 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said Premier Jeremy Rockliff is under pressure to immediately release...
Article-Mountain review under question
Kingborough Chronicle | 29 October 2024; pg 4.Mountain review under questionLocal independent member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC raised in Parliament last week concerns over the Tasmanian Government’s proposed review of kunanyi/Mount Wellington and the broader Wellington...
Article-THA slams gambling reforms led by Ferguson
The Mercury | 29 October 2024; pg 7.THA slams gambling reforms led by Ferguson'Overhaul too costly, won't fit timeline'David Killick The head of the Tasmanian Hospitality Association says the industry "hadn't been impressed" with former Treasurer Michael Ferguson who...
7 Nightly News Report – Motion Calling for Release of Review into Government’s Mandatory Pre-Commitment Pokies Card
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Monday 28 October 2024, during which Meg is calling on the Premier to release the full details of a review into the government's mandatory pre-commitment pokies card.
Media Release: Premier faces Vote on Pokies Card Deloittes Review Terms of Reference
Premier faces Vote on Pokies Card Deloittes Review Terms of ReferenceMonday, 28 October 2024Premier Jeremy Rockliff is under increasing pressure to release details of the Deloitte Access Economics review of the promised pokies mandatory pre-commitment card, and is...
Talking Point-Pollies Under Pressure to Abandon Pokies Card Reform
Talking Point | The Mercury | 23 October 2024; pg 14-15 Pollies Under Pressure to Abandon Pokies Card ReformThe Grip Of The Pokies Industry On Both Major Parties Means Tasmanians Are The Big Losers, writes Meg WebbIn a column on these pages in May this year, I warned...
Media Release: Upper House Demands Thorough Examination of Complex Judicial Commission Bill Legislation
Upper House Demands Thorough Examination of Complex Judicial Commission Bill LegislationTuesday, 22 October 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today said given the acknowledged complexity of the Government’s Judicial Commission Bill 2024, she welcomed the...
Article-Legal Bills mystery; Calls for transparency on $500k in fees
The Mercury | 19 October 2024; First page;pg 5.Legal Bills mystery; Mystery of integrity legal feesCalls for transparency on $500k in feesDavid Killick The state government has shelled out more than $200,000 so far this year to cover legal costs run up by a minister...
Article-Anti-pokies MPs slam new delay
The Mercury | 18 October 2024; pg 8-9.Anti-pokies MPs slam new delayDavid Killick Anti-pokies MPs say the state government is watering down its gambling reforms at the bidding of the pokies barons but the industry has countered with claims a card-based scheme could...
Media Release: Premier Prepares to Break Pokies Election Promise
Premier Prepares to Break Pokies Election PromiseThursday, 17 October 2024Independent member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has slammed revelations the Rockliff Liberal Government has commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to review the impacts of the promised mandatory...
7 Nightly News Report – Premier Must Reaffirm Commitment to Implementing Pokies Card
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Wednesday 16 October 2024, during which Meg, and other Assembly MPs, raise concerns over whether some parts of the pokies pre-commitment card reform scheme will be watered down. They ask the Liberal Government to reaffirm its...
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Where is Premier on Pokies pre-Commitment Promise?
Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Statewide Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, calling on the Premier, Jeremy Rockliff MP, to guarantee as a matter of urgency the Liberal government's commitment to delivering the promised universal pokies...
