MEDIA
Tasmanian government plans donations disclosure threshold for MPs 100 times greater than for councillors
Bob Burton | Tasmanian Inquirer | 27 Sept 2021 Premier cited South Australia as basis for $5000 threshold but SA Liberals disclose origin of less than a quarter of funding. A Tasmanian Government proposal to limit mandatory public disclosure of donations to state...
State’s inequitable laws lead to a fine mess
Greg Barns | Talking Point - Mercury | 26 September 2021 TO its eternal shame, in 2008 a Labor government established a public list of fine defaulters.The idea was to help recoup the millions of dollars owed in fines.When it was established, the government warned...
Tasmanian Government to review its support program to assist problem gamblers
Matt Maloney | Examiner| 23 Sept 2021 The government will review the effectiveness of its Gambling Support Program.The program, funded by a portion of Community Support Levy, directs money towards community education, community grants, and policy development and...
Gaming monopoly pushback
Alexandra Humphries | ABC News | 21 September 2021 Meg Webb comments on the Federal Group's claim that the state government did not give it sufficient notice before announcing it would end the company’s monopoly on the gaming industry. See more of Meg's recent...
Logjam of bills alarms Webb
David Killick | Mercury Newspaper | 16 September 2021 CHANGES to sitting dates for the Legislative Council would make it harder for members to properly scrutinise a logjam of important government legislation being rushed through parliament before the end of the...
Wilkie call on $1000 political donations
Helen Kempton | Mercury Newspaper | 16 September 2021 PROPOSED reforms to Tasmania’s political disclosure laws are too limited to prevent the growing influence of big money on politics in this state, independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie said.In his submission to...
Changed sitting week a problem
Kylie Baxter | ABC Drive | 15 September 2021 The government’s choice to cram four sitting weeks into a five week period will result in legislation being dropped on us with very little notice and no time or capacity to properly undertake our role. Meg Webb explains...
Harm minimisation needs to be strengthened
WIN News | 15 September 2021 The Government's proposed Future Gaming Reforms Pokies harm minimisation measures do not go far enough. See more of Meg's recent media.See more on Pokies Reform
The Tasmanian Legislative Council has its work condensed into the final part of the year
Matt Maloney | Advocate Newspaper | 14 September 2021 A change to the Legislative Council sitting schedule will mean less community consultation on legislation to be decided upon at the end of the year, two independent MLCs say.The government on Monday afternoon...
“Too little, too late”
Helen Kempton |Mercury Newspaper | 14 September 2021 “Too little, too late” Wilkie writes in his submission to reform BillTasmania’s proposed reform of its political donation laws too weak to see influence of “big money” on local politics reduced, an independent MP...
The secret deals that allowed Tasmania’s pokies profits to go to one family for decades
Steve Cannane |ABC Investigations | 11 September 2021 Kelly Johnson* knew she'd reached rock bottom with her poker machine addiction when she didn't have the money to feed her four children."I spent all of my husband's wages in a day. For a fortnight that left us...
Media Release – State Tax Review
Media Release | 1 September 2021 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for an Independent State Tax and Revenue Review.Ms Webb will use her Budget reply speech to outline a model for a comprehensive review of Tasmania’s taxation and revenue...
Tasmanian budget’s lack of gender lens questioned by state MLCs
Brinley Duggan |Advocate | 30 August 2021 Last week's state budget has come under fire for its lack of a gender impact statement, something that has long been called for.A gender impact statement would raise awareness about the impact of the budget on women and men,...
Donations law alarm
Helen Kempton | Mercury | 27 August 2021 NEW legislation to change Tasmania’s political donation disclosure laws are open for public discussion and there are already concerns they contain a “sting in the tail”.The government says it is delivering on its commitment...
Future Gaming Markets deal known before election
Mike O’Loughlin | Tasmanian Talks | 26 August 2021
Political donation reforms need to be stronger
Mike O'Loughlin | Tasmanian Talks | 26 August 2021 Read Meg's Media Release on the proposed donation reforms here
Media Release – Political Donation Reform Fail
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the long-awaited and long-overdue proposed Tasmanian political donation reforms contain a disturbing sting in the tail.“The release yesterday of the political donations reforms for public consultation should be a...
Dark deals with donors
Kingborough Chronicle | 24 August 2021 Independent Member for Nelson, Meg Webb MLC has accused the Premier of Tasmania, Peter Gutwein MP, of withholding vital information on casino tax rates prior and during the May 2021 State election campaign.Ms Webb released a...
Joint House Committee Inquiry into 2021 Elections
Media Release | 23 August 2021 Independent Member for Nelson said the resumption of parliament provides the first opportunity for the Lower House to consider the Legislative Council’s request for a Joint House Committee into the conduct of the concurrent 2021...
Federal Group to receive a 57-per-cent tax cut on revenue from poker machines in 2023
Matt Maloney | Examiner Newspaper | 20 August 2021 Premier Peter Gutwein has stood firm that state cabinet did not finalise consideration over future gaming legislation, including a reduced tax rate for casino poker machines, until after the state election.Mr Gutwein...
Premier defends secret tax talks
David Killick | Mercury Newspaper | 20 August 2021 THERE was nothing untoward about secret negotiations with Liberal donors Federal Group over pokies tax rates before the election, Premier Peter Gutwein says.Mr Gutwein confirmed he acted alone as Treasurer, and did...
Media Release – Government avoids questions on pokies deal
Media Release | August 2021Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the Gutwein Liberal Government continues to dig itself a deeper hole over the secret Federal Group casino deal.“It’s been three days since Wednesday’s RTI revelations of a December casino pokies...
Premier knew poker machine tax rates in December
Leon Compton | ABC Radio Mornings | 20 August 2021Meg Webb speaks with Leon Compton.Read more recent media here
Where is the Premier?
Media Release |19 August 2021 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on Premier Peter Gutwein to defend his decision to keep secret at the May election his gift to the Federal Group of a quarter of a billion dollars. “Why was this crucial information...
Sure Bet – Liberal Party donor informed of proposed tax rate cut months before Tasmanian election campaign
Matt Maloney | Examiner & Advocate Newspaper | 19 August 2021Liberal party donor Federal Group was informed months before this year’s election campaign that the tax rate applied to poker machines in casinos would be cut by more than half in 2023. Right to...
Casino deal kept secret
David Killick | Mercury Newspaper | 19 August 2021 Tax rate a ‘gift to party donor’THE state government secretly negotiated “acceptable” casino tax rates with Federal Group last year but kept the details quiet until after the election, documents released under right...
Tas Govt plan to slash tax rates known before election
Alexandra Humphries | ABC News | 18 August 2021 Crucial information withheld from the state’s major stakeholders - the Tasmanian people - during the election campaign. Meg Webb on ABC News Hobart. Read Meg’s Media Release hereSee the RTI...
Tax rates for Casinos deliberately withheld
Win News | 18 August 2021
Tas Govt denies misleading votes on poker machine policy
7 News Hobart| 18 August 2021 Tasmanian government denies misleading voters even though RTI documents show pokies tax rate decided before State election.Read Meg’s Media Release hereSee the RTI decision hereFor more on Meg's pokies page
Premier hid casino tax rates RTI shows
Leon Compton | ABC Mornings | 18 August 2021RTI documents which show Premier Peter Gutwein cut the new deal for the Federal Group casino pokies tax rate months before the 2021 State Election. Meg Webb with Leon Compton on ABC Mornings. Read Meg's Media Release...
