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Article-‘Leeway’ Over Key Stadium Timeline
The Mercury | 2 July 2025; pg 5 ‘Leeway’ Over Key Stadium Timeline David KillickMissing two key deadlines for the construction of the Macquarie Point stadium did not mean the state’s deal with the AFL was off, Premier Jeremy Rockliff said.Under the contract signed...
Pulse Tasmania – Rockliff says Tasmania’s stadium deal remains on track despite missing key deadlines
Pulse Tasmania - Digital Online | 1 July 2025 Rockliff says Tasmania’s stadium deal remains on track despite missing key deadlinesPremier Jeremy Rockliff has assured Tasmanians that the state’s deal with the AFL for a new Macquarie Point stadium remains on track,...
Media Release: Will New Laws Ensure Political Donations are Known by Polling Day?
Will New Laws Ensure Political Donations are Known by Polling Day?Tuesday, 1 July 2025Tasmania’s historic new political donations disclosure laws commencing today are a good step forward, but risk voters still being in the dark over donations received during the...
Media Release: Does Missed 30th June Deadline mean State is in Breach of AFL Agreement?
Does Missed 30th June Deadline mean State is in Breach of AFL Agreement?Tuesday, 1 July 2025Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb has questioned whether the state’s failure to obtain the necessary planning approvals for the AFL-demanded stadium by the 30th June...
Pulse Tasmania – Independents unite to call for end to greyhound racing subsidies
Photo | Pulse Tasmania Pulse Tasmania - Digital Online | 30 June 2025 Independents unite to call for end to greyhound racing subsidiesThree Tasmanian political names have joined forces to demand an end to taxpayer funding for greyhound racing.Independent candidate...
Article-Independents Unite: Support for candidates’ call to end greyhound racing
Photo | Linda Higginson The Mercury | 30 June 2025; pg 5 Independents Unite:Support for candidates’ call to end greyhound racingBridget ClarkeFranklin candidate Peter George says that he would be “honoured” to work alongside independents Kristie Johnston and Meg Webb...
7 Nightly News Tasmania – Call to End Greyhound Racing Subsidisation
Watch the 7 Nightly TV News bulletin of Sunday 29 June 2025, featuring a local rally at Kingston Beach of community members, joined by Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC, calling for an end of public monies being used to subsidise the cruel and failing...
Media Release: Election Opportunity to End Public Funding of Greyhound Racing
Photo: courtesy Animals Australia Election Opportunity to End Public Funding of Greyhound RacingSunday, 29 June 2025The state election provides an opportunity for candidates to step up and commit to ending public funding of controversial greyhound racing, according to...
Pulse Tasmania – Tasmanians lost $16.4 million on gaming machines in May
Pulse Tasmania - Digital Online | 28 June 2025 Tasmanians lost $16.4 million on gaming machines in MayNew Treasury figures show Tasmanians lost $16.4 million on gaming machines in May, the highest monthly total this year.So far, the state has racked up $79.9 million...
Media Release: Pokies Losses Skyrocket Despite Less Machines and Venues
Pokies Losses Skyrocket Despite Less Machines and VenuesFriday, 27 June 2025Tasmanians have lost a shocking $16.4 million on poker machines for the month of May, the highest monthly amount for 2025, and setting a concerning trajectory towards the state recording the...
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Planning Commission AFL Stadium Hearings
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb speaks on ABC Mornings Radio with David Reilly on Wednesday 25 June 2025, where she discusses the Tasmanian Planning Commission's public hearings regarding the AFL-demanded Macquarie Point stadium, which commence today.Listen to...
ABC Digital News-Premier unsure why Integrity Commission scrapped state lobbyist reform
Photo: ABC News - Pixabay Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 20 June 2025Tasmanian premier unsure why Integrity Commission scrapped reform of oversight of state's political lobbyistsIn short: Tasmania has 70 registered lobbyists — firms that act on behalf of...
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Integrity Commission abandons new Lobbyist Oversight Scheme
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb speaks on ABC Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Thursday 19 June 2025, where she discusses concerns regarding the sudden abandonment by the Tasmanian Integrity Commission of the new Lobbyist Register and Code of Conduct...
ABC TV News – Coronial Investigation into Autopsy Specimen Collection Concerns
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC calls for a comprehensive public report at the conclusion of the current Coronial Project investigation underway by the Coroner's Office into the collection of historic autopsy samples held by the University of Tasmania R.A....
Talking Point-Voters Will See Right Through it if MPs Don’t Comply With Laws on Donation Transparency
Talking Point | The Mercury | 13 June 2025; pg2 52-53Voters Will See Right Through it if MPs Don’t Comply With Laws on Donation TransparencyAs The Election Looms, Tasmanians Have a Right to Know Who is Donating to the Campaigns of All Candidates, Writes Meg Webb MLCAs...
Media Release: Parties Challenged to Disclose Political Donations for Entire State Election
Parties Challenged to Disclose Political Donations for Entire State Election Thursday, 12 June 2025Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today challenged the parties and candidates contesting the snap State election to disclose any political donations received for...
Article-No Fast Track for the Ashley Replacement
The Mercury | 10 June 2025; pg 7. No Fast Track for the Ashley ReplacementDavid KillickGovernment plans to open a replacement to the troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre have hit a roadblock after the Legislative Council voted down a bill to fast-track the...
7 Nightly News Tasmania – Tassie Elected Reps Write to AFL CEO
Watch the 7 Nightly TV News bulletin of Monday, 9th of June 2025, interviewing Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC on why she joined the 20 other Tasmanian Federal, State and local government elected representatives in writing to AFL CEO Andrew Dillon,...
Media Release: AFL Should Heed Call from State, Federal and Local Elected Reps
AFL Should Heed Call from State, Federal and Local Elected RepsMonday, 9 June 2025Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today urged the AFL to heed calls from State representatives to consider renegotiating the contentious Macquarie Point stadium to secure the future...
Article-Donations Reform Call
The Mercury | 9 June 2025; pg 3. Donations Reform CallRob InglisLandmark new political donations reforms approved by the Tasmanian parliament this year should be brought into effect early if a snap state election is called, independent Nelson MLC Meg Webb says.A...
Article-Donation Thresholds
The Examiner | 9 June 2025; pg 3. Donation thresholdsJoe ColbrookNew laws, which require politicians declare donations over $1000 on a monthly basis, passed parliament in March and are set to become law on July 1. Meg Webb, independent member for the upper house seat...
ABC TV News – Ensure New State Political Donations Disclosures Laws Apply to all Early Election Period
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC calls for the new state political donations disclosures laws to be enacted earlier than their scheduled start date of 1 July this year, to ensure they apply to all of an early state election period should Tasmanians be sent...
7 Nightly News Tasmania – New State Political Donations Disclosures Laws Must Apply to Early Election
Watch the 7 Nightly TV News bulletin of Sunday, 8th of June 2025, reporting on the call made by Meg Webb MLC for the new state political donations disclosures laws to be enacted earlier than their scheduled start date of 1 July this year, to ensure they apply to all...
ABC Digital News-Political donation laws could start mid-campaign
Photo: ABC News - Kate Nickels Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 8 June 2025Political donation laws could start mid-campaignTasmania is the only state or territory that does not have its own political donation disclosure system in place, but that is set to...
Media Release: Early Election Requires Early Commencement of new Political Donations Disclosure laws
Early Election Requires Early Commencement of new Political Donations Disclosure lawsSunday, 8 June 2025Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on the current Liberal government to bring forward the commencement of the new state political donations...
ABC Breakfast Radio Interview – Custodial Inspector Rings Alarm over Children in Adult Prisons
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Breakfast Radio with Ryk Goddard on Friday 6 June 2025, during which she calls for an end to the practice of detaining children in adult prison watch-houses, following the release of a recent damning Custodial...
ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast – Tasmania’s No Confidence in Premier & AFL Team Implications
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb speaks with the ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast team on Friday 6 June 2025, discussing the implications of the Assembly's recent no confidence motion in the Premier.Listen to Meg's interview below.
ABC Radio National Breakfast Interview – Meg Webb discusses Assembly’s No Confidence in Premier Implications
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb speaks with Sally Sara on Radio National Breakfast on Friday 6 June 2025, discussing the implications of the Assembly's recent no confidence motion in the Premier.Listen to Meg's interview below.
ABC Drive Radio Interview – Disgraceful Week in State Parliament
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb speaks on ABC Drive Radio with Kylie Baxter on Thursday 5 June 2025, discussing the ramifications of the No Confidence debate in the Premier which has occupied the last two day in the AssemblyListen to Meg's interview...
Media Release: Children Falling though Custodial and Political Gaps
Children Falling though Custodial and Political GapsWednesday, 4 June 2025Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb has called for an end to the practice of detaining children in adult prison watch-houses, following a recent Custodial Inspectorate report detailing how...
