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Background Paper – Tasmanian Electoral Disclosure and Funding Legislation
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Tasmanian MP under investigation by corruption watchdog over alleged conflict of interest
Adam Holmes | ABC News | 28 October 2022Tasmania's Integrity Commission is investigating a state member of parliament over allegations they failed to declare and manage a conflict of interest in policy and expenditure decisions.Their identity has not been publicly...
Media Release – State’s First Compulsory Voting Council Elections Evaluation
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for an evidence-based evaluation review on the impact of the State’s inaugural compulsory voting in local government elections.“Now that these unprecedented local council elections have occurred, I am calling on...
Media Release – Salmon Farming
Independent Member for Nelson today called on the Rockliff Liberal Government to listen to the call from Tasmanian communities to adopt Recommendation 3 of the Legislative Council Inquiry into Fin Fish Farming.“I encourage the Rockliff Government to introduce a plan...
Petition calls for fish farming halt
Isabel Bird | The Advocate | 20 October 2022Clean ocean advocates continue to protest against fish farming in Tasmania, calling on the government to instigate a moratorium on the industry's expansion across the state.Two separate petitions against fish farming were...
Submission to the EPBC assessment of the proposed helicopter-accessed tourist accommodation proposal at Lake Malbena
Question – State of the Environment Report
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 17 October 2022 and answered by the Minister for Planning on 18 October 2022In relation to the public statement by the Minister for Planning, issued on the 29th of September 2022, announcing the government’s intention to...
Question – Conduct of the Office of the Solicitor General
Asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 29 September 2022 and answered by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice on 18 October 2022.On 28 September 2022 the Mercury, the Examiner, and the Advocate published an opinion piece written by Alysha, a whistleblower from...
Housing loss ‘shocking’
THERE has been a net loss of social housing in Hobart over the last five years, according to “shocking” new figures released by the state government.However, Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds says the statistics don’t paint the full picture and that there are 76...
Submission to State Budget Community Consultation
Question – Tasmania Police Surveillance
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC on 29 September 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management on 29 September 2022In regards to the warrant issued and surveillance operation conducted by Tasmania Police in Risdon Prison from June...
Climate Change (State Action) Amendment Bill 2021
**Check against delivery** Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I also thank the Leader for organising the briefings for us, and particularly, for the minister's time today to come to speak with us about the bill in some more detail. It was much appreciated and I look...
Submission to the Expansion of Parliament Bill 2022 Draft
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Families count the costs of gambling addiction
Sue Bailey | Sunday Tasmanian | 2 October 2022IN the wake of “alarming” figures on gaming machines, there are calls for more measures to curb losses, including minimum bet limits.TasCOSS CEO Adrienne Picone said as many as one in three Tasmanians personally knew...
Discrimination complaints lodged against Tasmanian Electoral Commission
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 30 September 2022Vision-impaired Tasmanians who claim they will be disenfranchised by compulsory voting in the October council elections have launched discrimination complaints against the Tasmanian Electoral Commission.Parliament...
Speech on Adjournment – Tasmania Police Surveillance Practices
Mr PresidentI rise on adjournment to raise a serious current issue in relation to public confidence in the surveillance practices of the Tasmania Police and the administration of justice in this state.The matter concerns the actions of Tasmania Police whilst...
Tasmania Talks – Pokies, Police and Protecting Whistleblowers
Mike O'Loughlin | Tasmania Talks | 29 September 2022 See more of Meg's recent media.
Media Release – Visually Impaired Voting for Local Government Elections
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on Premier Jeremy Rockliff to immediately intervene to ensure all visually impaired Tasmanians can vote in local government elections in October.“The Government must accept its share of responsibility for creating...
Call for inquiry into police covert surveillance operations
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 28 September 2022An independent inquiry should be held into covert surveillance procedures by Tasmania Police following a botched operation inside Risdon Prison linked to the Sue Neill-Fraser case, Nelson independent Meg Webb has said.The...
Media Release – Independent Inquiry Into Police Surveillance
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb has repeated her call for a truly independent Inquiry to be established into electronic surveillance by Tasmania Police.“This is a matter of urgency to ensure ongoing trust and confidence in the Tasmania Police and the...
Pokies losses mount
Rob Inglis | The Mercury | 27 September 2022TASMANIANS lost more than $17m on poker machines last month, bolstering the case for a strong card-based system to reduce the harms caused by problem gambling.That’s according to independent Nelson MLC Meg Webb, who...
Alysha case raises questions about Attorney-General: Lawyer
Sean Ford | The Examiner | 28 September 2022The state government's approach to a workers compensation case an Ashley Youth Detention Centre whistleblower says is destroying her raises questions about Attorney-General Elise Archer's performance, according to a...
RTI – Ministerial Climate Change Discussions
Information requested from the Department of Treasury and Finance 29 July 2022 and received 23 September 2022RTI RequestPlease provide: … date, location and attendee details of all Ministerial diary appointments held since 19 May 2021for the purpose of discussions...
Media Release – Ashley Youth Detention Centre – “Alysha”
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on Premier Jeremy Rockliff to urgently intervene to guarantee the Workers Compensation matter concerning the Ashley Youth Detention Centre whistle-blower known as ‘Alysha’ is being conducted appropriately and...
Finally, a humane pokies plan
The Mercury | Op-Ed | 21 September 2022THE introduction of universal pre-commitment cards could be the first time Tasmania has a pokies policy that hasn’t been dictated by the gambling industry.Given this state’s dark history of bowing to the wishes of the industry,...
The Restoration of the House of Assembly
On 25 May 2022 Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff made an announcement signaling the Government's intention to restore the House of Assembly to 35 Members, reversing the reduction of numbers to 25 undertaken in 1998.At Budget Estimates hearings on 6 June 2022, Premier...
Tasmania leads on limits for poker machine losses
Matthew Denholm | The Australian | 16 September 2022Tasmania leads on limits for poker machine losses Tasmanian Deputy Premier and Treasurer Michael Ferguson announcing nation-first poker machine loss limits in Hobart on Thursday. Tasmanian Deputy Premier and...
Tasmania Talks – Gambling Reforms
Mike O'Loughlin | Tasmania Talks | 16 September 2022 See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies Reform.
Tasmania to become the first state to introduce card-based gaming for poker machines
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 16 September 2022The state government will introduce card-based gaming for electronic gaming machines in Tasmania's hotels, clubs and casinos by December 2024.Finance Minister Michael Ferguson said the cards would have pre-set default...
Pokies Critics Hail New Limits
David Killick | The Mercury | 16 September 2022WORLD-LEADING reforms to limit the amount of money gamblers can lose on poker machines in the state’s pubs, clubs and casinos will be introduced by the Tasmanian government.Treasurer Michael Ferguson announced on Thursday...
