MEDIA
Media Release: Change in Parliamentary Approach to Supreme Court Judge Suspension a Welcome Move
Change in Parliamentary Approach to Supreme Court Judge Suspension a Welcome Move8 December 2023Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has welcomed the government’s decision to delay debate on its controversial Supreme Court (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry)...
7 Nightly News Report – Heat on Premier over Commission of Inquiry non-answers
Watch the 7 Nightly TV news report of Thursday 7 December 2023, in which Meg responds to the failure of the Premier and his Department Secretarty to provide requested information to Select Committee scrutiny hearings relating to details provided to the government...
Media Release: Premier Must Apologise & Answer Questions Arising from Failure to Provide Commission Email Details
Premier Must Front Further Questions Arising from Assembly Commission of Inquiry Committee Hearings7 December 2023Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has called on the Premier and the Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) to apologise for...
Media Release: Govt Fails Commission Cultural Change Test at First Step
Premier Fails Cultural Change Test: Can’t Guarantee Those on Commission List Not Involved in Formulating Government Response5 December 2023Government commitments to cultural change in light of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Response to Child...
Article-Ministers to be Grilled for Child Abuse Response
The Mercury | 5 December 2023; pg 4.Ministers to be grilled for child abuse responseDavid KillickThe ministers responsible for implementing the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into Tasmanian Government’sresponses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional...
Media Release: Government Fails to Answer Parliamentary Questions on Who Knew What When over Commission of Inquiry Concerns
Government Fails to Answer Parliamentary Questions on Who Knew What When over Commission of Inquiry Concerns4 December 2023The State government continues to hide from addressing concerns the Commission of Inquiry was prevented from finishing its work, despite...
7 Nightly News Report – Govt Releases CoI Implementation Plan but Questions Remain
Watch the 7 Nightly TV news report of Friday 1 December 2023, in which Meg provides an initial reaction to the government's Implementation Plan to the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse in...
Article-EMRS Poll: Voters Shift Towards Independents
The Mercury | 1 December 2023; pg 7.Labor the Loser as Voters Move Towards IndependentDavid KillickSupport for the Liberal government in Tasmania has increased slightly while voters are drifting away from Labor in favour ofindependents, the latest opinion polling...
Article-Election Donations Bill criticised as ‘weak’
The Saturday Examiner | 18 November 2023; pg 20.Election donation bill passed amid criticism as 'weak'Benjamin SeederTasmanians will go to the next state election with stricter new rules about how much money political candidates can accept before they must publicly...
Article-Swipe as Donation Laws Get Go-Ahead
Article | The Mercury| 17 November 2023; pg 7.Swipe as donastion laws get go-aheadBlair RichardsLong-awaited political donations disclosure laws have passed the Tasmanian parliament, despite widespread concerns the frameworkis too weak.The Bill to require political...
Article-Examiner Editorial
Editorial | The Examiner | 17 November 2023; pg 53.What does state Labor stand for? EditorialAnthony HaneveerIF STATE Labor were to choose a campaign song right now they could not go past the 2012 hit Some Nights by American band fun.The chorus makes it almost...
Media Release: Flawed Political Donations Bill Amended in Upper House:- Despite Labor Vacating the Space
Flawed Political Donations Bill Amended in Upper House: Despite Labor Vacating the Space16 November 2023Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said despite the Legislative Council securing some amendments to the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill, the legislation...
Article-Your personal data may be under threat
The Examiner | 16 November 2023; pg 7.Your personal data may be under threatIsabel BirdSENSITIVE and personal data such as names and addresses held by Tasmanian businesses, sporting clubs and community organisations may be at risk of public exposure.And if data is...
7 Nightly News Report – 2 Independent Reviews of Commission’s Unfinished Work Vindicates Calls
Watch the 7 Nightly TV news report of Tuesday 14 November 2023, detailing the two independent reviews announced into apparent factors which impeded the Commission of Inquiry from finalising the adverse findings against current or former public servants it intended to...
Win TV News Report – 2 Independent Reviews Vindicate Concerns over Commission’s lack of Adverse Findings
Watch the Win TV news report of Tuesday 14 November 2023, detailing the two independent reviews announced into apparent factors which impeded the Commission of Inquiry from finalising the adverse findings against current or former public servants it intended to...
Media Release: Breaking:- Vindication of Calls for Independent Review of Commission of Inquiry Unresolved Concerns
Breaking: Vindication of Calls for Independent Review of Commission of Inquiry Unresolved ConcernsAs Premier Details Two further Independent ReviewsThe Premier’s announcement of further rigorous independent examinations into the significant unresolved matters raised...
Media Release: Vote to Occur Today on Call for an Independent Review into Commission of Inquiry lack of Findings
Vote to Occur Today on Call for an Independent Review into Commission of Inquiry lack of FindingsThe Legislative Council will today vote on a call to establish an independent and external review into the significant unresolved matters on misconduct findings from the...
Media Release: Fight to Secure Real Political Donations Reform Continues
Fight to Secure Real Political Donations Reform ContinuesIndependent Member for Nelson Meg Webb made a last ditch call on Labor to engage with the current Upper House debate on the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill and work with independent members to secure...
Talking Point-Independent Examination Needed into Commission’s Unfinished Work
Talking Point | The Mercury | 9 November 2023 INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION NEEDED INTO COMMISSION OF INQUIRY’S UNFINISHED WORK: After two years and a great deal of pain, this an unacceptable outcome, writes Meg Webb.The final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the...
Media Release: Parliament to Consider an Independent Review of Commission of Inquiry lack of Findings
Parliament to Consider an Independent Review of Commission of Inquiry lack of FindingsIndependent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today moved for the Parliament to support an external, independent review into the significant unresolved matters on misconduct findings from...
Article-Rockliff pledges justice; Promise to victim-survivors
Article | The Saturday Mercury | 4 November 2023; pg 6.Rockliff pledges justice; Promise to victim-survivorsDavid KillickPremier Jeremy Rockliff has vowed justice on behalf of victim survivors of abuse in state institutions.The Liberal government has faced criticism...
Media Release: Lack of Trust Makes Premier’s ‘Iron-clad Guarantee’ Worth Little
Lack of Trust Makes Premier’s ‘Iron-clad Guarantee’ Worth LittleIndependent Member for Nelson Meg Webb labelled the Premier’s ‘iron-clad guarantee’ - that anyone that has done the wrong thing would be held accountable - as lacking credibility in the absence of public...
Article-Public Servant list sent to lawyers, says Rockliff
Article | The Mercury| 3 November 2023; pg 7.PS list send to lawyers, says RockliffDavid KillickPremier Jeremy Rockliff says government lawyers were provided a list of those facing potential adverse findings from the Commissionof Inquiry months ago – revising a...
Talking Point- David Adams Writes that Inquiry Cloud Must be Lifted
In the Mercury, Friday 3 November 2023, former Social Inclusion Commissioner, Professor David Adams writes about the parliamentary events of this week surrounding the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Response to Child Sexual...
Media Release: Premier Corrects Record: Government Knew Identity of Intended COI Misconduct and Adverse Findings
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the extraordinary correction made by the Premier in Parliament today on government knowledge of intended or possible misconduct findings by the Commission of Inquiry confirmed the undeniable necessity of an external...
7 Nightly News Report – Premier Corrects Record: Commission of Inquiry Provided Names List
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report of Thursday 2 November 2023, detailing the Premier's correction of the public record that the Commission of Inquiry had provided the State's lawyers with a list of public sector names of those the Commission was considering making...
Win TV News Report – Premier Confirms Commission of Inquiry Provided Names List
Watch the Win TV news report of Thursday 2 November 2023, detailing the Premier's correction of the public record that the Commission of Inquiry had provided the State's lawyers with a list of public sector names of those the Commission was considering making adverse...
LAFM Tas Talks with Richard Perno – Interview on Concerns Arising from Details in Commission of Inquiry’s Report
LAFM's Richard Perno interviews Meg Webb MLC on his Tas Talks program regarding her concerns over specific details contained in the notes of the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Response to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional...
Media Release – External Independent Review Required to Resolve Outstanding Questions Raised by Commission of Inquiry Report
External Independent Review Required to Resolve Outstanding Questions Raised by Commission of Inquiry ReportWednesday, 1 November 2023Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb reiterated her call for an external independent reviewer to be appointed to investigate...
ABC Radio Mornings – Interview on Concerns Arising from Details in Commission of Inquiry’s Report
Leon Compton on ABC Mornings interviews Meg Webb MLC regarding her concerns over specific details contained in the notes of the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Response to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional...
