MEDIA
‘Blank cheque’: Political opponents slam government’s AFL stadium as ‘dud deal’ for Tasmania
Amber Wilson | Mercury | May 21, 2023 Political opponents have slammed the AFL stadium contract as a “bad deal”, claiming the Premier had effectively written a “blank cheque” to the football giant on behalf of Tasmanians.Ire has also been raised over whether the...
ABC News – Stadium as Project of State Significance Concerns
Government agreement with AFL released and announcement that stadium to be proposed as a Project of State Significance. Concerns raised over whether POSS process is fit for purpose and risks political interference.
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.
Media Release – Concerns over Stadium Project of State Significance Process
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today immediate steps are needed to strengthen the transparency, integrity and community participation of the Project of State Significance (PoSS) process before it is applied to the proposed AFL stadium.“The community has...
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...
ABC Mornings – Community Support Levy Changes & Stadium
Mel Bush | ABC Mornings | 15 May 2023
‘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 – Will lessons be learned over the proposed AFL stadium fiasco?
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the onus is now on the Rockliff government to earn back Tasmanians’ trust by committing to full transparency on the AFL Stadium deal.Ms Webb will today address the Hobart Rally to Stop the Stadium.“Premier Jeremy...
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
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
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
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
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
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 – 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...
Public Accounts Committee struggling to get details confirmed despite asking questions
Blair Richards | The Mercury | 25 March 2023MEMBERS of state parliament’s Public Accounts Committee have tried – mostly in vain – to pin down details about Hobart’s proposed new stadium.State Development, Construction and Housing Minister Guy Barnett used a public...
The Project – Pokies Story
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University of Tasmania ‘gagged’ its former employees
Isabel Bird | The Examiner | 3 March 2023Former employees of the University of Tasmania were prevented from speaking out about the institution or the circumstances of their employment under "gag-orders", a parliamentary inquiry has heard.The Legislative Council Select...
A ‘cultural shift’ is needed
Jess Flint | The Advocate | 25 Feb 2023A North-West councillor is crusading for better whistleblower protection, saying that the current systems are deterring public servants from coming forward."You have to be prepared to lose your job," Waratah-Wynyard councillor...
Calls for probe and reform
Sean Ford | The Advocate | 22 Feb 2023MLC wants full investigation as whistleblower case settlesAn MLC wants full investigation of the state's "failures" in an "appalling" workers compensation case involving a youth detention whistleblower that is settling after three...
Political lobbying in Tasmania is opaque — with little known about meetings with MPs — but that could change
Tasmanians currently have little information about who is lobbying their politicians & decision-makers, what their meetings are about, & who is trying to get specific policy outcomes — but that could be set to change.The Integrity Commission has made 14 draft...
Media Release – Community Services Funding Boost
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today supported the call by Tasmanian community services Network of Peaks for 9.5% indexation for funded services in 2023-24 and a commitment to an adequate ongoing indexation model to provide essential support to Tasmanians.“I...
Bartlett scoffs at Rockliff’s ‘rubbish’ whistleblower claim
A former premier has scoffed at the state government's claims it cannot intervene in the long-running workers compensation case of a youth detention whistleblower.Ex-Labor premier David Bartlett on Thursday tweeted that the Ashley Youth Detention Centre whistleblower...
ABC Mornings – Political Donation Reform
Leon Compton | ABC Mornings | 2 February 2023 Read Meg's media release and Submission to the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2021 Exposure Draft See more of Meg's recent media.
Time to open up on party political donations
Editorial | The Mercury | 2 Feb 2022TASMANIAN political leaders Jeremy Rockliff and Rebecca White need to lift their games when it comes to transparency around political donations.On Wednesday the Australian Electoral Commission published annual financial disclosure...
Media Release – Hidden Money Increases Pressure for Stronger Donations Laws
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb will seek to strengthen the Tasmanian Government’s Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2022, which passed the Lower House last year, in light of the latest Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) 2021-22 data released today.“The...
Tasmania needs its own Human Rights Act
Comment | The Examiner & The Advocate | 7 December 2022THIS Saturday, December 10, is International Human Rights Day, celebrating the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The Universal Declaration was overseen by the then president of the...
Moment in History to Enshrine our Humanity
Talking Point | The Mercury | 7 December 2022THIS Saturday, December 10, is International Human Rights Day, a global anniversary celebration of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.On this date in 1948, overseen by the then-Australian president of...
Media Release – Parliament Calls for Progress on State Human Rights Act
The Legislative Council today voted to support progressing a Tasmanian Human Rights Act, as proposed by Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb.“It is a fitting commemoration of the upcoming International Human Rights Day next month for the Legislative Council to vote...
‘Missed chance’ for seats
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 17 November 2022An inquiry process on a parliamentary model that provides for dedicated seats for Tasmanian Aboriginal people should have been included within the government's House of Assembly restoration bill, Nelson independent...
