MEDIA
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Motion Passed for Government to Release Revised Stadium Construction Costs to Parliament
Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson, speaks on ABC Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Tuesday the 27th of October 2026 raising concerns over the resistance for the Government to release the full costs of the Macquarie Point Stadium. This motion was passed by...
Media Release: Call for TMAG Cuts to Be Put on Ice
Call for TMAG Cuts to Be Put on Ice28 October 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today tabled a motion for the immediate reversal of the intended TMAG job cuts and for the Rockliff Government to commit to provide the institution with secure, long-term funding...
Media Release: Upper House Demands Release of Stadium Revised Construction Costs
Upper House Demands Release of Stadium Revised Construction Costs28 October 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed her successful motion calling on the Rockliff Government to provide the Legislative Council the final expected total construction...
ABC Drive Radio Interview – Call for Stadium Costs Release During Parliament Sitting
Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson, speaks on ABC Drive Radio with Kylie Baxter on Monday the 26th of October 2026 raising concerns over the resistance for the Government to release the full costs of the Macquarie Point Stadium. Meg Webb discusses the...
Media Release: Upper House to Vote on Release of Stadium Revised Construction Costs
Upper House to Vote on Release of Stadium Revised Construction Costs26 October 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the Legislative Council will tomorrow debate a formal request for the Government to release the Macquarie Point stadium final expected total...
Mercury Online – Eric Abetz distances himself from Tasmanian government’s ‘deferral’ of pokies precommitment card
Mercury Online | 16 October 2026 By Rob Inglis Eric Abetz distances himself from Tasmanian government’s ‘deferral’ of pokies precommitment card Treasurer Eric Abetz has stressed it wasn’t his decision to “defer” a reform that had been hailed as an effective way of...
7 Nightly News Tasmania – Stadium Cost Update Push
Watch the 7 Nightly News bulletin of Friday 16 2026, during which Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC is interviewed regarding her motion being tabled next week in the Legislative Council, calling on the Government to reveal the final estimated total construction...
Win News Tasmania – Calls for Macquarie Point Stadium Costs Increases To Be Scrutinised – 16 Oct 2026
Watch the Win News bulletin of Friday 16 2026, during which Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC is interviewed regarding her call on the Government to reveal the final estimated total construction costs, and final State contribution estimate for the Macquarie Point...
ABC Digital News-‘Cost pressures’ loom over Hobart AFL stadium as final price tag remains unclear
Jano Gibson | ABC Digital Online | 16 October 2026'Cost pressures' loom over Hobart AFL stadium as final price tag remains unclearIn short:The final cost of Hobart's new AFL stadium is still unclear, with the current estimate more than a year old.Tasmania's premier...
Media Release: Stadium’s Expected Final Cost Must be Made Public
Stadium’s Expected Final Cost Must be Made Public15 October 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today reiterated her call for the Macquarie Point stadium’s revised final costs to be publicly released, now the preferred construction builder, BESIX Watpac, has...
Article- High-tech ATMs exist ‘only in showroom’
Examiner - Digital Online | 13 October 2026By Matt MaloneyTasmania's leading hospitality lobby has conceded its preferred alternative to a mandatory pre-commitment poker machine gaming card does not exist anywhere outside of a manufacturer's showroom.Hospitality...
Article-Fury Over Job Cuts at TMAG
Photo Credit: David Killick Mercury | Friday 9 October 2026; pg 6 Fury over job cuts at TMAG: 'Cut to the Heart': Hundreds pack meeting to protest David Killick Staff and friends of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery have condemned government staff and budget...
Pulse Tasmania – Supporters rally for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery as petition against job cuts nears 6,000 signatures
Photo Credit: Pulse Tasmania Pulse Tasmania - Digital Online | 8 October 2026Supporters rally for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery as petition against job cuts nears 6,000 signaturesMore than 100 people have turned out to a public meeting opposing job cuts at the...
Statement of Support: Friends of TMAG Public Meeting Opposing Cuts
Statement In Solidarity with TMAG and Herbarium Staff, Volunteers and SupportersFor the Friends of TMAG Public MeetingThursday, 8 October 2026Dear friends,Unfortunately, a parliamentary committee site visit means I am unable to attend today’s important public...
Media Release: Move for Upper House to Seek Reversal of TMAG and Herbarium Cuts
Move for Upper House to Seek Reversal of TMAG and Herbarium Cuts8 October 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC today vowed to take the fight for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) and Herbarium to the Parliament and seek a reversal of the state...
Come Along & Have Your Say! How Open and Transparent Will Government’s Open Plan Be?
Should it be easier to see who is influencing policy, and how public money is spent? Do you think Australia is doing enough to counter disinformation, or to protect the people who speak up when something is wrong? Do you feel like you have a real say in what...
ABC Breakfast Radio Interview – Have Your Say! How Open and Transparent Will Government’s Open Plan Be?
Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson, speaks on ABC Breakfast Radio with Ryk Goddard on Monday the 5th of October 2026 encouraging people to come along to a free community forum this Wednesday evening, which Meg is co-hosting with Transparency International...
ABC Drive Radio Interview – Acclaimed State Herbarium Hit by Short-Sighted Government Cuts
Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson, speaks on ABC Drive Radio with Kylie Baxter on Thursday the 24th of September 2026 raising concerns over the breaking news of the short-sighted sacking of the award-winning Head of the Tasmanian Herbarium and abolishment of...
ABC Digital News-‘Premier’s STEM Researcher of the Year’ among those set to lose jobs in Tasmanian cost cutting
Josh Duggan | ABC Digital Online | 24 September 2026In short:An award-winning, internationally acclaimed lichen scientist is set to lose his job managing the Tasmanian Herbarium, as the state government's job cuts hit the science sector.Active Tasmania, public...
Media Release: Government Must Stop Herbarium Job Cuts
Herbarium botanist Nov 2018. Courtesy TMAG Online Government Must Stop Herbarium Job Cuts 24 September 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb...
Article-Calls to overhaul TasBuild; Reform wanted over $250m fund lacking parliamentary oversight
Sunday Tasmanian | Sunday 13 September, 2026; pg 13Calls to overhaul TasBuild; Reform wanted over $250m fund lacking parliamentary oversightBridget ClarkeCalls to overhaul TasBuild are mounting, with a peak housing body warning a quarter of a billion dollars is being...
Article-Short-stay tax voted down
Hobart Mercury | Thursday 10 September, 2026; fp & pg 5.Short-stay tax voted downAbetz calls out 'hypocrisy' after Legislative Council blocks 5pc levyBridget ClarkeA decision to impose a 5 per cent levy on short-stay accommodation has been voted down by the...
ABC Digital News-Tasmania’s upper house votes down visitor tax on short-stay accommodation
Lucy MacDonald | ABC Digital Online | 09 September 2026In short:The Tasmanian government's attempt to put a levy on short-stay accommodation has failed, with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.The levy was a 2024 election promise, with the funds supposed...
7 Nightly News – MLC Slams TasBuild Board Gender Equity
Watch the 7 Nightly News bulletin of Sunday the 6th of September 2026, during which Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC raises concerns with the all-male TasBuild Board, despite the Government's policy requiring 50% representation of women on Government appointed...
Media Release: TasBuild Board fails Gender Representation Test for Tasmanian Women Construction Workers
TasBuild Board fails Gender Representation Test for Tasmanian Women Construction WorkersSunday 6 September 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on the Rockliff Government to explain how its appointed TasBuild Ltd private company trustee does not...
Media Release: Pressure Builds for Stadium Costs Release before Construction Contract is Signed
Pressure Builds for Stadium Costs to be Released before Construction Contract is SignedSunday, 6 September 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today said pressure is growing on the Rockliff Government to release the final estimated costings for the Macquarie...
Article-MP Slams Male Board For ‘1950s Attitudes’
Sunday Tasmanian | Sunday 6 September, 2026; pg 2.MP Slams Male Board For ‘1950s Attitudes’Sue Bailey The lack of gender equity on the all-male TasBuild board reflects 1950s attitudes and fails to comply with government policy on female representation, a Tasmanian MP...
7 Nightly News Tasmania – Independent Demands Stadium Costs
Watch the 7 Nightly News bulletin of Thursday the 3rd of September 2026, during which Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC is interviewed regarding her motion tabled in the Legislative Council, calling on the Government to reveal the final estimated total construction...
Media Release: Parliament Should see Final Stadium Cost Amount Before Construction Contract is Signed
Parliament Should See Final Stadium Cost Amount Before Construction Contract Is SignedThursday 3 September 2026Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today tabled a motion in the Legislative Council requiring the Government to release both the final estimated total...
Pulse Tasmania – Legislative Council launches inquiry into Tasmania’s abandoned pokies card
Pulse Tasmania - Digital Online | 28 August 2026Legislative Council launches inquiry into Tasmania's abandoned pokies cardA new parliamentary inquiry will examine the Tasmanian government’s decision to scrap its promised mandatory pokies pre-commitment card earlier...
