Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report of Wednesday 26 June 2024, during which Meg comments on the heavy redactions made to the RTI Laws report.Â
Community
Article-Local Landcare makes Parliament
Kingborough Chronicle | 25 June 2024; pg 8. Local Landcare makes ParliamentKingston Beach Coastcare and South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC) in partnership with Kingborough Council received Tasmanian Landcare Awards last month, but were formally...
Article-$75M for ex-Ashley detainees
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...
Speech on Adjournment – Vale Dr Bruce Felmingham
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...
Speech – Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Bill 2024
 View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Wed 19 June 2024 to the government's Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Bill 2024 - during which she provides her contribution on the bill, and why she is happy to support it. The video is in two parts.    ...
Article-Emergency task force 1013 days after closure vow
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...
Motion Debate – Upper House Votes in Support of AYDC Taskforce
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...
Speech-Landcare Tasmania Awards 2024
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). Â Meg raised the recent Landcare Tasmania's awards...
Article-Fix Ashley Now
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...
Article-Law Reform Institute Call for Privacy Laws Reform
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...
While pokies were closed
due to COVID-19
Tasmanians saved
Poker machines were closed in Tasmania on March 23, 2020
and reopened on June 26, 2020.
In 2018-19 Tasmanians lost $171,603,745 to poker machines
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