The Mercury | 22 June 2024; pg 1;7. $75M for ex-Ashley detainees Settlement compo for abuse, trauma David Killlick The state government has agreed to pay $75m to settle a class action brought by former detainees at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Lawyers acting for...
Thursday the 20th of June, Meg Webb MLC raised on the Adjournment the passing of Dr Bruce Felmingham. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - I rise on adjournment to pay my respects to the former Dr Bruce Stanley Felmingham, who passed away on 12 June. Dr Felmingham was a Tasmanian...
The Mercury | 19 June 2024; pg 6. Emergency task force 1013 days after closure Genevieve Holding The Tasmanian Legislative Council has voted in support of a motion to establish an emergency task force to remove children from Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 1013 days...
Meg brought on for debate her motion calling for the Tasmanian government to urgently establish an AYDC TaskforceMeg tabled her motion on Thursday the 23rd of May 2024 and debated it on Tuesday the 18th of June 2024. Text of Meg's motion can be viewed on the bottom...
Meg, staff, award recipients and organisation representatives are pictured here in Parliament House following Meg's speech (unfortunately two award recipients were away, however their organisations were represented). Meg raised the recent Landcare Tasmania's awards...
The Mercury | 7 June 2024; pg 6."We could fix Ashley right now"Groups say no reason for delayDavid KillickThe long delay to closing Ashley Youth Detention Centre is hard to understand given how quickly better alternatives could be set up, community groups say.It is...
The Examiner | 30 May 2024; pg 4.Law Reform Institute Call for Review of State's Privacy LawsDuncan BaileyTECHNOLOGICAL advances such as spyware, covert cameras and drones mean the state's privacy protections should be reviewed, a new Tasmania Law Reform Institute...
The Mercury | 29 May 2024; pg 2.Privacy Laws to Check Who's Looking at You.Genevieve HoldingA new report from the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) has highlighted a growing gap in the state’s privacy laws, with urgent action required by the state government to...
Watch the ABC TV News report of Tuesday 28 May 2024, during which Meg is interviewed regarding the TLRI's Final Report on its Review of Tasmania's Privacy Laws, which she instigated.
Watch the Win TV News report of Tuesday 28 May 2024, during which Meg is interviewed regarding the TLRI's Final Report on its Review of Tasmania's Privacy Laws, which she instigated.
