MEDIA
Media Release: Call for Public Consultation Extension for Disability Voting Access Reforms
Call for Public Consultation Extension for Disability Voting Access ReformsThe government is under pressure to extend the public consultation on draft legislation, the Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (No. 3) 2024, which seeks to provide...
ABC Digital News-Tasmanian MPs under pressure from gambling lobby over harm minimisation plan, Michael Ferguson claims
Adam Langenberg | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 November 2024Â Tasmanian MPs under pressure from gambling lobby over harm minimisation plan, Michael Ferguson claimsIn short:As the state's former finance minister, Michael Ferguson proposed nation-leading reforms that...
ABC News – Tasmania’s former treasurer vows to protect nation leading pokies reforms
Watch the ABC News TV report on Friday 1 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by the ABC News following Tasmania's former treasurer, Michael Ferguson, warning the government is under serious pressure from the gaming lobby to ditch the card as...
7 Nightly News Report – Former treasurer takes aim at THA over poker machine reforms
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Friday 1 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by 7 Nightly News  following Tasmania's former treasurer, Michael Ferguson's op ed in The Mercury accusing the Tasmanian Hospitality Association (THA) of trying to...
Media Release: Pokies Barons’ Bullying and Profits Exposed by ex-Treasurer
Pokies Barons’ Bullying and Profits Exposed by ex-TreasurerThe former Tasmanian Treasurer has confirmed the years long bullying tactics employed by the pokies industry on government in order to protect their shockingly increased profits, said Independent Member for...
7 Nightly News Report – Premier Avoids Public Calls and Legislative Council motion to Release Information to Deloitte
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Wednesday 30 October 2024, during which Meg Webb addresses the Premier avoiding public calls and a Legislative Council motion to release his instructions to Deloitte, which has been commissioned to investigate the Mandatory...
ABC News – MPs want more Information about Deloitte Review into Pokies Card
Watch the ABC News TV report on Wednesday 30 October 2024, during which Meg Webb voices concerns that the government will start back-pedalling on its commitment to the madatory pre-commitment pokies card scheme following Deloitte review. Â
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Upper House Vote Calls on Premier to Release Deloitte Pokies Card Review
Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Statewide Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, regarding her successful motion passed by the Legislative Council on Tuesday 29 Octoberm calling on the Premier, Jeremy Rockliff MP, to release immediately the terms...
Media Release: Upper House Votes for Immediate Disclosure of Terms of Reference of Controversial Deloitte Access Pokies Pre-Commitment Card Review
Upper House Votes for Immediate Disclosure of Terms of Reference of Controversial Deloitte Access Pokies Pre-Commitment Card ReviewWednesday, 30 October 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said Premier Jeremy Rockliff is under pressure to immediately release...
Article-Mountain review under question
Kingborough Chronicle | 29 October 2024; pg 4.Mountain review under questionLocal independent member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC raised in Parliament last week concerns over the Tasmanian Government’s proposed review of kunanyi/Mount Wellington and the broader Wellington...
Article-THA slams gambling reforms led by Ferguson
The Mercury | 29 October 2024; pg 7.THA slams gambling reforms led by Ferguson'Overhaul too costly, won't fit timeline'David Killick  The head of the Tasmanian Hospitality Association says the industry "hadn't been impressed" with former Treasurer Michael Ferguson who...
7 Nightly News Report – Motion Calling for Release of Review into Government’s Mandatory Pre-Commitment Pokies Card
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Monday 28 October 2024, during which Meg is calling on the Premier to release the full details of a review into the government's mandatory pre-commitment pokies card.Â
Media Release: Premier faces Vote on Pokies Card Deloittes Review Terms of Reference
Premier faces Vote on Pokies Card Deloittes Review Terms of ReferenceMonday, 28 October 2024Premier Jeremy Rockliff is under increasing pressure to release details of the Deloitte Access Economics review of the promised pokies mandatory pre-commitment card, and is...
Talking Point-Pollies Under Pressure to Abandon Pokies Card Reform
Talking Point | The Mercury | 23 October 2024; pg 14-15Â Pollies Under Pressure to Abandon Pokies Card ReformThe Grip Of The Pokies Industry On Both Major Parties Means Tasmanians Are The Big Losers, writes Meg WebbIn a column on these pages in May this year, I warned...
Media Release: Upper House Demands Thorough Examination of Complex Judicial Commission Bill Legislation
Upper House Demands Thorough Examination of Complex Judicial Commission Bill LegislationTuesday, 22 October 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today said given the acknowledged complexity of the Government’s Judicial Commission Bill 2024, she welcomed the...
Article-Legal Bills mystery; Calls for transparency on $500k in fees
The Mercury | 19 October 2024; First page;pg 5.Legal Bills mystery; Mystery of integrity legal feesCalls for transparency on $500k in feesDavid Killick   The state government has shelled out more than $200,000 so far this year to cover legal costs run up by a minister...
Article-Anti-pokies MPs slam new delay
The Mercury | 18 October 2024; pg 8-9.Anti-pokies MPs slam new delayDavid Killick  Anti-pokies MPs say the state government is watering down its gambling reforms at the bidding of the pokies barons but the industry has countered with claims a card-based scheme could...
Media Release: Premier Prepares to Break Pokies Election Promise
Premier Prepares to Break Pokies Election PromiseThursday, 17 October 2024Independent member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has slammed revelations the Rockliff Liberal Government has commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to review the impacts of the promised mandatory...
7 Nightly News Report – Premier Must Reaffirm Commitment to Implementing Pokies Card
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Wednesday 16 October 2024, during which Meg, and other Assembly MPs, raise concerns over whether some parts of the pokies pre-commitment card reform scheme will be watered down. They ask the Liberal Government to reaffirm its...
ABC Mornings Radio Interview – Where is Premier on Pokies pre-Commitment Promise?
Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Statewide Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, calling on the Premier, Jeremy Rockliff MP, to guarantee as a matter of urgency the Liberal government's commitment to delivering the promised universal pokies...
Media Release: Premier Must Back in Pokies pre-Commitment Card Reforms Currently Underway
Premier Must Back in Pokies Pre-Commitment Card Reforms Currently UnderwayWednesday, 16 October 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today Premier Jeremy Rockliff must guarantee the implementation of the pokies mandatory pre-commitment card after the...
ABC Digital News-Heritage Council member’s purchase of convict-era hospital from deceased estate sparks investigation
Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 October 2024Â Heritage Council member's purchase of convict-era hospital from deceased estate sparks investigationIn short:Â A derelict 1840s former convict hospital in a small Tasmanian town is at the centre of an internal...
Article-How much should you lose on pokies?
The Examiner | 21 September 2024; pg 6.How much should you lose on pokies?Limiting Losses: People addicted to gambling and their families urged to speak Isabel Bird  INDIVIDUALS who are addicted to poker machines are being urged to have their say on the system that...
7 Nightly News Report – Mandatory Pokies Player Card Proposal
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report of Friday 20 September 2024, during which Meg comments on the call for people impacted by pokies to have their say on their new mandatory pokies player card proposal which is currently open for public consultation. Â
Media Release: Opportunity to have a Say on Proposed new Pokies Player Card
Opportunity to have a Say on Proposed new Pokies Player CardFriday, 20 September 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for people impacted by pokies to have their say on the new mandatory pokies player card proposal which is currently open for public...
Submission Guide: Have Your Say! Pokies Player Card and Cashless Gaming Consultation 2024
Pokies Player Card Proposal - Have Your Say!The Tasmanian Government intends to introduce a Player Card for poker machines. These cards would be mandatory (no use of a poker machine without a card), account-based and cashless (no capacity for putting cash into a...
Online Article – Pokies look to be bulletproof despite Tasmania’s cost of living crisis
Sean Ford | Advocate - Digital Online | 11 September 2024 Pokies look to be bulletproof despite Tasmania's cost of living crisisCost of living pressures are squeezing most Tasmanians, but the pokies seem to be immune. More money was lost on the pokies statewide in...
Media Release: Upper House Calls on Government to Review Inadequate Ministerial Diaries
Flawed Ministerial Diaries Disclosure System to be OverhauledUpper House Votes in Support of Public ReviewTuesday, 10 September 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed the Legislative Council vote in support of her call for the current Ministerial...
ABC Digital News-Victim-survivors of abuse from relatives call for change to recognise that as family violence
Ashleigh Barraclough | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 September 2024Â Victim-survivors of abuse from relatives call for change to recognise that as family violenceIn short:Â Tasmania is the only jurisdiction in Australia limiting the legal definition of family violence...
ABC Radio Interview – New Tasmanian Joint House Committee on Electoral Matters
Meg Webb MLC speaks on ABC Statewide Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Tuesday 27 August 2024, discussing the new Tasmanian Joint House Committee on Electoral Matters, highlighting the current call for submissions to the Committee's review of the 2024 State and...
