MEDIA
Media Release: Call for Labor to Come Clean over any Deals with Pokies Industry
Call for Labor to Come Clean over any Deals with Pokies Industry13 February 2024Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has called on Labor and Liberal parties to immediately disclose whether any pre-election secret deals have been done with the poker machine industry and...
ABC Radio Mornings Interview – Will new public funding of elections laws be enacted without political donations disclosure requirements?
Leon Compton on ABC Mornings interviews Meg Webb MLC regarding her recent call for the Premier to clarify whether the state's new public funding of House of Assembly election campaigns will be 'switched on' and activated, but without the new political donations...
Talking Point-Premier Frames Independents as Early Election Scapegoats
Talking Point | The Mercury | 8 February 2024 Premier Should Face Music, not Frame Independents as Early Election Scapegoats Rockliff Should have Guts to Test Confidence on the Floor of the House, writes Meg Webb. For all of Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s repeated...
Article-Donations discovery; Parties rolling in cash
The Mercury | 2 February 2024; pgs 1 & 6. Donations discovery; Parties rolling in cash David Killick The Tasmanian Liberals have retained their title as the most lavishly funded of the state's political parties - but voters remain in the dark about exactly who is...
Media Release: Tasmanian Political Donations Laws Challenge
Premier Challenged over State Political Donations Disclosure Laws1 February 2024Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC said ongoing speculation of an early State election has raised concerns the Rockliff government may prioritise implementing the public funding...
Win TV News Report – Where are Woolcott and Blake Reviews on Commission of Inquiry matters?
Watch the Win TV news report of 31 January 2024, in which Meg highlights the lack of transparency around the current independent Woolcott and Blake reviews into unresolved matter arising from the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Response to Child...
Media Release: Woolcott and Blake Reviews Missing in Action
Transparency Needed on Independent Woolcott and Blake Commission of Inquiry-Related Reviews31 January 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today questioned why Tasmanians are being left in the dark over two independent reviews, undertaken by Peter Woolcott AO...
Media Release: Where are Commission of Inquiry Woolcott and Blake Reviews’ Terms of References?
Where are Woolcott and Blake Reviews’ Terms of References?14 December 2023Concerns of secrecy have been raised over the two independent reviews to be undertaken by Peter Woolcott AO and Mike Blake respectively, into the significant unresolved matters raised by the...
Talking Point-75th Anniversary of the UN Human RIghts Declaration
Talking Point | The Saturday Mercury | 9 December 2023 War-Torn Backdrop of Suffering Illustrates How Much Tasmania Needs to Focus on Ensuring Human Rights, writes Meg Webb.Happy 75th birthday to the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights!We celebrate this milestone...
Article-MP Vote to Determine Judge’s Future
The Saturday Mercury | 9 December 2023; pgs 8-9.MP Vote to Determine Judge's FutureDavid Killick | Amber WilsonA Supreme Court judge accused of criminal offences could be suspended by a vote of state parliament on Tuesday after an 11th-hour deal to allay concerns by...
Article-Judge Blasts A-G for ‘Politicised’ Judiciary Hit
The Weekend Australian| 9-10 December 2023; pg 5.Judge Blasts A-G for ‘Politicised’ Judiciary HitMatthew DenholmA judge charged with assault has accused the state’s Attorney-General of prosecuting a political case against him and of undermining judicialindependence...
Online Article-Geason to be suspended via parliament motion after backdown over bill
The Examiner online | 8 December 2023.Geason to be suspended via parliament motion after backdown over billBenjamin SeederThe state government has backed down on a bill that was aimed at suspending or sacking a judge accused of a criminal offence, and will instead...
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...
