MEDIA
Goverment’s proposed gaming legislation released
Loretta Lohberger | ABC News | July 7, 2021
Gambling legislation offers no new harm minimisation measures
WIN News | July 7, 2021 Meg Webb comments on the Government's proposed gaming legislation on WIN News.
Pokie Policy released
WIN News | July 1, 2021 Meg Webb on the Tasmanian Government's draft pokies legislation.
Election inquiry passes Upper House
Kingborough Chronicle | July 6, 2021 There is a potential win on the way for transparency and accountability in Tasmania, after Independent and Labor Members of Tasmania’s Upper House passed a motion to establish a Joint Select Committee, with broad terms of...
App privacy wait-and-see
Brinley Duggan | Examiner Newspaper | July 5, 2021 Legislating against the use of the Check in Tas app by police could see the community more inclined to make use of it, a Tasmanian tech expert says.Nelson MLC Meg Webb's public privacy concerns were addressed in the...
Protect check-in data call
Sue Bailey | Mercury Newspaper | July 4, 2021 Watch on police powers THERE’S growing concern that the Check In Tas App may be used by police to access data for investigations. The Australian Lawyers Alliance and independent Nelson MLC Meg Webb want a guarantee that...
Gambling comes at a $160 million cost to Tasmania, new report finds
Examiner Newspaper | July 2, 2021 Gambling is estimated to cost the Tasmanian community up to $160 million a year, the latest Social and Economic Impact Study for gaming has found.The report, released on Thursday, found the most significant quantifiable cost of...
Gambling’s $160m hit
Mercury Newspaper | July 2, 2021Report shines spotlight on controversial industryPROBLEM gambling costs the Tasmanian community up to $160m each year, although the true extent of the social and economic damage is impossible to measure, a new report has found.Gambling...
New Tasmanian poker machine data
Leon Compton | ABC Statewide Mornings | July 2, 2021
Meg Webb WIN News latest pokies research
WIN News | July 1, 2021
Newest poker machine research released
Lucy Breaden | ABC Southern Drive | July 1, 2021
Tasmanian poker machine research released
Pia Wirsu | ABC Northern Tasmania Drive | July 1, 2021
Tasmanian Labor leader criticised for threatening legal action over sexual harassment allegations before apology
ABC News Tasmania | July 1, 2021 The Greens and a former Labor MP say it's not tenable for Labor leader David O'Byrne to remain in his role after apologising over allegations he sexually harassed a junior employee more than a decade ago.Speaking in parliament on...
Media Release – SEIS – No Clean Bill of Health
Media Release | July 1, 2021Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the 5th Social & Economic Impact Study (SEIS) on gambling in Tasmania is not a cleanbill of health for the Gutwein Liberal Government.“Gambling expenditure remains high and appears to now be...
Legislative Council votes in favour of JSC
Leon Compton | ABC Mornings | June 30, 2021 Yesterday, all Independent Members, as well as the Labor Members of the Legislative Council. voted in support of a motion to establish a JSC to inquire into the 2021 state and LC elections. Meg Webb shares why a Joint...
Upper house push for election inquiry
Matt Maloney | Examiner Newspaper | June 29, 2021 The Legislative Council has voted in favour of forming a joint select committee to review the administration and conduct of the May lower and upper house elections.But the government is likely to quash the inquiry...
Media Release – Joint Select Committee Supported
Media Release | June 30, 2021Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the Motion to establish a Joint Select Committee, with a broad terms of reference to inquire into the conduct of the 2021 elections, passed the Upper House 8-3 today.“Support for this motion, is...
Inquiry sought into elections
Kingborough Chronicle | June 29, 2021 Independent Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Meg Webb, is seeking to establish a Joint Select Committee to inquire into Tasmania’s 2021 House of Assembly and Legislative Council elections.The Kingborough based...
Media Release – Joint Select Committee Debate
Media Release | June 29, 2021 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the motion for a Joint Select Committee into the 2021 State Elections will be debated today, Tuesday, June 29, in the Legislative Council. Ms Webb said in most Australian industries,...
Inquiry into Tasmanian elections the only way to clear the air
Talking Point | Mercury| June 29, 2021 I accept the results, but genuine concerns from across the political spectrum must be put to rest.IN most industries, to regularly review your processes is standard practice — that’s the way you identify issues and...
Opinion – Election reviews should be a routine priority
Opinion | Examiner | June 27, 2021 In most industries, to regularly review your processes is standard practice - that’s the way you identify issues and opportunities, learn lessons and drive improvement.Politics should be no different. Tasmanians deserve no less...
How nipaluna Hobart shaped the people who shape the city
Ryk Godddard | ABC Breakfast | June 28, 2021 MLC Meg Webb grew up on 3 acres at Otago Bay. This landscape shaped her more than the many share houses she enjoyed in her 20's. But her love of Hobart is as much to do with diversity and choice as a sense of home.
Push for Poll Probe
Rob Inglis | Mercury | June 24, 2021 INDEPENDENT Nelson MLC Meg Webb is attempting to set up a parliamentary inquiry into the 2021 state election – a move she says would provide answers to “swirling” questions around the May 1 poll. Ms Webb tabled a motion in the...
Push for inquiry into circumstances around the 2021 Tasmanian state election
Matt Maloney | Examiner | June 24, 2021 The Legislative Council is set to debate a motion for an inquiry to be held on the recent state election to namely examine the rationale for an early election and the impact of having lower house and upper house elections run...
Media Release – Joint Select Committee into the 2021 state and Legislative Council elections
Media Release | June 23, 2021 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb last night tabled a Notice of Motion to establish a Joint Select Committee into the 2021 House of Assembly and Legislative Council Elections.Ms Webb said elections are a fundamental right of the...
ABC News – Focus on Kingston
ABC News | May 31, 2021 Kingston is booming and not just the population, the economy is thriving too. The area has managed to attract a diverse range of businesses but as Lucy Shannon reports, it's feared some of the best businesses could be lost due to a lack of...
Media Release – Labor Leadership Pokies Position
Media Release | May 27, 2021 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on the Labor leadership candidates – David O’Byrne and Shane Broad – to declare their position on pokies.“Both leadership candidates need to come clean to Labor Members ahead of the...
Call for probe into allegations against Liberal candidate
Alexandra Humphries | ABC News | May 15, 2021 There are growing calls for an investigation into the Liberal Party's and Premier Peter Gutwein's handling of allegations surrounding Braddon candidate Adam Brooks, with the Tasmanian Greens confirming they would refer...
‘A bit of a slap’ from the Tasmanian people if Liberal Party ‘just holds its ground’
Andrea Crothers | Sky News | May 1, 2021 Tasmanian Independent MP Megan Webb says if the Liberal Party "just holds its ground, or goes back a little bit", that's the Tasmanian people giving the government "a bit of a slap". "A government that - for politically...
Labor concedes defeat in Tassie election
Matt Coughlan & Ethan James | The Young Witness | May 1, 2021 The Liberal Party has won a historic third term in Tasmania with ongoing vote counting still to determine if they will govern in majority. With more than half of the votes counted, the Liberals are...
