MEDIA
Media Release: Premier Must Back in Pokies pre-Commitment Card Reforms Currently Underway
Premier Must Back in Pokies Pre-Commitment Card Reforms Currently UnderwayWednesday, 16 October 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today Premier Jeremy Rockliff must guarantee the implementation of the pokies mandatory pre-commitment card after the...
ABC Digital News-Heritage Council member’s purchase of convict-era hospital from deceased estate sparks investigation
Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 October 2024 Heritage Council member's purchase of convict-era hospital from deceased estate sparks investigationIn short: A derelict 1840s former convict hospital in a small Tasmanian town is at the centre of an internal...
Article-How much should you lose on pokies?
The Examiner | 21 September 2024; pg 6.How much should you lose on pokies?Limiting Losses: People addicted to gambling and their families urged to speak Isabel Bird INDIVIDUALS who are addicted to poker machines are being urged to have their say on the system that...
7 Nightly News Report – Mandatory Pokies Player Card Proposal
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report of Friday 20 September 2024, during which Meg comments on the call for people impacted by pokies to have their say on their new mandatory pokies player card proposal which is currently open for public consultation.
Media Release: Opportunity to have a Say on Proposed new Pokies Player Card
Opportunity to have a Say on Proposed new Pokies Player CardFriday, 20 September 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for people impacted by pokies to have their say on the new mandatory pokies player card proposal which is currently open for public...
Submission Guide: Have Your Say! Pokies Player Card and Cashless Gaming Consultation 2024
Pokies Player Card Proposal - Have Your Say!The Tasmanian Government intends to introduce a Player Card for poker machines. These cards would be mandatory (no use of a poker machine without a card), account-based and cashless (no capacity for putting cash into a...
Online Article – Pokies look to be bulletproof despite Tasmania’s cost of living crisis
Sean Ford | Advocate - Digital Online | 11 September 2024 Pokies look to be bulletproof despite Tasmania's cost of living crisisCost of living pressures are squeezing most Tasmanians, but the pokies seem to be immune. More money was lost on the pokies statewide in...
Media Release: Upper House Calls on Government to Review Inadequate Ministerial Diaries
Flawed Ministerial Diaries Disclosure System to be OverhauledUpper House Votes in Support of Public ReviewTuesday, 10 September 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed the Legislative Council vote in support of her call for the current Ministerial...
ABC Digital News-Victim-survivors of abuse from relatives call for change to recognise that as family violence
Ashleigh Barraclough | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 September 2024 Victim-survivors of abuse from relatives call for change to recognise that as family violenceIn short: Tasmania is the only jurisdiction in Australia limiting the legal definition of family violence...
ABC Radio Interview – New Tasmanian Joint House Committee on Electoral Matters
Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Statewide Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Tuesday 27 August 2024, discussing the new Tasmanian Joint House Committee on Electoral Matters, highlighting the current call for submissions to the Committee's review of the 2024 State and...
Article-A reason why abuse reporting has risen
The Examiner | 20 August 2024; pg 2.A reason why abuse reporting has risen Matt Maloney ONE third of Tasmanians who have reported sexual offences over 2023-24 at the state's two multidisciplinary sexual assault support centres have been children.The state government...
ABC Digital News-Tasmania’s Police Commissioner apologises for identifying child sex abuse whistleblower
Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 20 August 2024Tasmania's Police Commissioner apologises for identifying child sexual abuse whistleblowerIn short: The commissioner and deputy commissioner of Tasmania Police used the last name of a child abuse whistleblower...
Media Release: Ministerial Diaries Disclosures Overhaul Needed: Replace window-dressing with genuine transparency
Ministerial Diaries Disclosures Overhaul NeededReplace window-dressing with genuine transparencyThursday, 15 August 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today moved to overhaul the government’s ministerial diaries disclosures model, in light of growing...
Media Release: Moves to Progress Tasmanian Human Rights Act: While Rockliff Government Remains Silent on TLRI Report’s Recommendations
Moves to Progress Tasmanian Human Rights Act While Rockliff Government Remains Silent on TLRI Report’s Recommendations Thursday, 15 August 2024 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today tabled a motion calling for the Tasmanian Government to introduce a Tasmanian...
Media Release: Missed Opportunity to Replace Weak Fin Fish Environmental Standards with World Best Practice
Missed Opportunity to Replace Weak Fin Fish Environmental Standards with World Best PracticeTuesday, 13 August 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the government missed an opportunity today to replace weak and inadequate Environmental Standards for Marine...
Media Release: Call for Moratorium on Use of Dry Cells: Following Damning Custodial Inspector’s Review Report
Call for Moratorium on Use of Dry Cells: Following Damning Custodial Inspector’s Review Report8 August 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for a moratorium to be implemented on the use of controversial dry cells in detention facilities, while the...
Article-Abuse allegations see 17 AYDC staff suspended
The Mercury | 7 August 2024; pg 8.Abuse allegations see 17 AYDC staff suspendedDavid KillickSeventeen staff at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre are currently suspended after being accused of child sexual abuse – with some thesubject of multiple investigations, it has...
ABC TV News Report – Revelations AYDC Staff Suspended a Second Time
Watch the ABC TV News report of Tuesday 6 August 2024, during which Meg is interviewed regarding revelations that some formerly cleared Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYDC) staff, have been resuspended due to child abuse allegations.
Media Release: Revelations Regarding AYDC Staff ED5 Stand Downs & Re-Investigations
Revelations Regarding AYDC Staff ED5 Stand Downs & Re-Investigations6 August 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC said today that at June 20 this year a total of 17 Ashley Youth Detention Centre AYDC staff have been stood down with formal suspension...
Media Release: Where are latest Ministerial Diary Disclosures?: April-June 2024 Quarter Missing
Where are latest Ministerial Diary Disclosures?: April – June 2024 Quarter Missing5 August 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today queried the delay in publication of the latest Ministerial Diary Disclosures for the April to June quarter, calling for their...
Article- Low-income earners ‘excluded’ from assistance
The Sunday Examiner | 4 August 2024; pg 8.Low-income earners 'excluded'from assistanceMatt MaloneyThere is a blanket exclusion of Tasmanians on a disability support payment from accessing a government program to allow them accessing a government program to allow them...
Article-Concern Judge May Remain in Post for Months Even if Convicted
The Weekend Australian | 27-28 July 2024; pg 3.Concern Judege May Remain in Post for Months Even if ConvictedMatt DenholmTasmania faces the “embarrassment” of potentially having a convicted judge on its Supreme Court for many months, prompting concern in legal and...
Media Release: Housing Minister Missing in Action as MyHome Critical Questions go Unanswered
Housing Minister Missing in Action as MyHome Critical Questions go Unanswered:Review of MyHome Program Needed18 July 2024Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC said today the Government is missing in action over its MyHomes shared equity scheme in light of the many...
Win TV News Report – Concerns Over MyHomes Scheme
Watch the Win News TV report of Wednesday 17 July 2024, during which Meg discusses concerns raised with her regarding aspects of the MyHomes shared equity scheme.
Media Release: Serious Concerns Raised Over MyHome Program
Serious Concerns Raised Over MyHome Program17 July 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb has called for a review of the MyHome shared equity housing loan program in light of serious concerns raised over whether it may be disadvantaging the struggling Tasmanians...
ABC Radio Breakfast Interview – Questions Raised Over MyHome Scheme
Listen to the ABC Radio Breakfast Program interview between Ryk Goddard and Meg Webb MLC, where Meg discusses some of the concerns with the state MyHomes shared equity scheme, raised with her by constituents..
Article-Home loan scheme is hurting and not helping
The Mercury | 17 July 2024; pg 9.Home loan scheme is hurting and not helpingDavid KillickFirst-home buyers using a government-backed scheme are being charged higher interest rates and offered less flexibility with repayments than - borrowers using similar schemes...
Article- ‘Absurd’ spend of $500k on Ashley
The Mercury | 11 July 2024; pg 8.'Absurd' spend of $500k on AshleyRob InglisA decision to spend nearly half-a-million dollars on refurbishing Ashley Youth Detention Centre has been labelled "absurd" after the Tasmanian government pledged to close the facility by...
Online Article-‘Unforgivable breach of trust’: Commissioner addresses Weiss review
The Examiner online | 4 July 2024.'Unforgivable breach of trust': Commissioner addresses Weiss reviewMatt MaloneyThe Weiss review into grooming and sexual abuse allegations against former senior police officer Paul Reynolds has recommended that a redress scheme be...
Media Release: Independent Police Oversight Body Needed in light of Weiss Report
Independent Police Oversight Body Needed in light of Weiss Report4 July 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today it is clear Tasmania needs an Independent Police Oversight Authority, following the release of the Weiss Independent Review into Paul Reynolds...
