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Comment-Tasmanians Can Come Together to Reshape Governance

Comment-Tasmanians Can Come Together to Reshape Governance

Comment | The Examiner | 27 July 2023; pg 11andComment | The Advocate | 27 July 2023; pg 10Opportunity looms for a shared approach writes Meg Webb MLCSpeculation is swirling about an early state election. However, the most interesting thing about the next election...

Comment-Tasmanians Can Come Together to Reshape Governance

Talking Point-Opportunity to Reshape Parliament

Talking Point | The Mercury | 25 July 2023 OPPORTUNITY TO RESHAPE PARLIAMENT: The Next Election Offers Community Chance to Transform Governance, writes Meg WebbSpeculation is swirling about an early state election. However, the most interesting thing about the next...

Greyhound deaths: More transparency

Greyhound deaths: More transparency

 | The Saturday Examiner | July 1, 2023 Previously unseen data on greyhound racing deaths will now be released to the public in Tasmania.Any greyhound death that occurs within 14 days of the dog receiving an injury on track will be publicly released online, which goes...

Rockliff: I’ve got authority

Rockliff: I’ve got authority

Blair Richards | The Saturday Mercury | June 24, 2023 Premier Jeremy Rockliff says Cabinet was kept well informed of the progress of Tasmania’s AFL deal and stadium, amid criticism he signed the deal without Cabinet approval.Mr Rockliff’s actions around the deal were...

Media Release – Government’s PoSS Amendment a Missed Opportunity

Media Release – Government’s PoSS Amendment a Missed Opportunity

Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s  Bill to amend the Projects of State significance legislation  (PoSS) remains a missed opportunity and raises further questions regarding the Government’s commitment to transparency and public...

Public say on stadium blocked; No say; Public still to be locked out of planning as amendment introduced to appease independents

Media Release – PoSS Amendments Must Meet all Requirements

Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC today identified the necessary amendments to the Project of State Significance process under the State Projects and Policies Act 1993, required to provide Parliament a second vote on any resulting outcome of that process,...

Tasmanian prisoners’ parole impacted by ‘unsuitable’ housing

Tasmanian prisoners’ parole impacted by ‘unsuitable’ housing

Jess Flint | The Advocate | June 6, 2023 About one-third of Tasmanian prisoners are having their parole applications adjourned because of accommodation issues, the Attorney-General revealed at budget estimates on Tuesday.Attorney-General Elise Archer said she wanted...

7 News – AFL Agreement and Stadium Project

7 News – AFL Agreement and Stadium Project

With the release of the Government agreement with the AFL and the announcement the stadium will be put forward as a Project of State Significance, concerns are raised on whether the process will be fit for purpose.

Tasmania’s AFL stadium plan isolates Premier Jeremy Rockliff

Tasmania’s AFL stadium plan isolates Premier Jeremy Rockliff

Rob Shaw | The Examiner | May 15, 2023 Throughout the latest Tasmanian AFL team debate, Premier Jeremy Rockliff has said he did not want to find himself on his farm in 10 years' time wishing he had done more to get it.Recent developments on the subject suggest he may...

‘Arrogance’ split Tassie govt over AFL stadium, MP says

‘Arrogance’ split Tassie govt over AFL stadium, MP says

Luke Costin | The Examiner | May 13, 2023 Hundreds of Tasmanians will rally to stop the stadium critical to the state's entry to the AFL as the depleted Rockliff government is accused of arrogantly dismissing community concerns.Australia's only state Liberal...

Media Release – Privacy Rights in Danger

Media Release – Privacy Rights in Danger

Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the State is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to protecting the privacy rights of Tasmanians.“With another damning Commonwealth Ombudsman report, legislation is set to be debated in Parliament this week to...

Law Reform Institute to conduct review of Tasmania’s Privacy Laws

Law Reform Institute to conduct review of Tasmania’s Privacy Laws

Charmaine Manuel | The Examiner | 3 May 2023The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute will be conducting a review of the state's privacy laws over the next year.The issue of privacy was raised as a matter by Meg Web MLC and was referred to the institute.As part of the...

Tasmanian privacy laws to be reviewed by Tasmania Law Reform Institute

Tasmanian privacy laws to be reviewed by Tasmania Law Reform Institute

Katie Hall | The Mercury | 3 May 2023Tasmania’s privacy laws will go under the microscope after it was found ‘multiple gaps’ in legislation would put personal and government information at risk.The Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) will conduct a major review into...

Media Release – Have Your Say In Reforming State Privacy Protections

Media Release – Have Your Say In Reforming State Privacy Protections

Tasmania’s privacy laws have been described as a “fragmented landscape of protections under both legislation and general law” according to a recent Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) review.Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb, who referred the privacy laws review...

Caution urged on reform

Caution urged on reform

Benjamin Seeder | The Examiner | 21 April 2023As the government progresses its controversial local government reform, which could see some smaller councils merged with larger ones, several independent Legislative Council members have urged it to consider introducing a...

Media Release – Support For Disclosure of Ministerial Diaries

Media Release – Support For Disclosure of Ministerial Diaries

Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb’s motion calling for mandatory disclosure of Ministerial Diaries was supported in the Legislative Council today.Ms Webb said she welcomed the Rockliff Liberal Government’s commitment to publish Ministerial Diaries on a quarterly...

Media Release – Release Ministerial Diaries in Light of Policy Announcements

Media Release – Raise The Blinds on Ministerial Meetings

Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb will this week move a proposal to develop a mandatory Ministerial diary disclosure regime and strengthen Tasmania’s integrity framework.“Tasmanians deserve to know who is in the room when Ministers and Government representatives...

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