Blair Richards | The Mercury | June 9, 2023 A multimillion-dollar government grant to a company owned by Tasmania’s top rich lister has raised eyebrows in budget estimates.The company owned by Tasmania’s richest man directly approached the Premier about a government...
Speech: Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Amendment Bill 2022
Meg delivered her main speech (second reading) to the Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Bill 2022, on Thursday, 1 June 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to speak on this with quite a degree of concern. The bill seeks to amend the Police Powers...
Address-in-Reply: Premier’s State of the State Address 2023
Meg delivered her formal Speech in Reply to the Premier's annual State of the State Address, on Thursday, 1 June 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - I rise to make my reply to the Premier's Address. It is not what I was necessarily expecting to do this week and I note that just...
Speech-in-Reply: Tasmania State Budget 2023
Meg delivered her formal Reply Speech to the State Budget 2023-24, on Wednesday, 31 May 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to make my response to the state Budget and I have been very pleased to be listening to the contributions of other members and thank...
Question – Project of State Significance Guidelines
Question without Notice asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 22 May 2023, and answered by the the Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier on 31 May 2023. QUESTIONS:Section 17 of the State Policies and Projects Act 1993 (the Act) provides for the Minister to publish guidelines...
Question – Community submissions to the State Budget Process
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the the Hon. Michael Ferguson MP, Deputy Premier and Treasurer on 25 May 2023. [pdf-embedder...
Motion Debate – Call to Review Tas OPCAT Against Human Rights Recommendations
Meg brought on for debate in the Legislative Council her motion calling for the Tasmanian OPCAT Implementation Act 2021 to be evaluated against the Australian Human Rights Commission's Road May to OPCAT Compliance, on Tuesday 23 May 2023.The Motion passed unamended....
ABC Breakfast – Stadium Deal with Independents
Meg Webb talks with Ryk Goddard on ABC Breakfast about the deal made with independents to get their support for the proposed stadium
‘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.