Leon Compton on ABC Mornings interviews Meg Webb MLC regarding the shock backflip by Tasmanian Labor who will now vote in support of the government's flawed political donations Bill passing through the Legislative Council unamended. Â
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Media Release – Independents Commit to Pursuing Political Donations Amendments
Independents Commit to Pursuing Political Donations AmendmentsIndependent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today Upper House independents will still seek to amend the Government’s weak political donations Bill when it next comes on for debate.“For nearly two years now,...
Article-MLCs anger at ‘gutless’ Labor over Donations
Article | The Mercury | 20 October 2023; pg 7.MLCs anger at ‘gutless’ Labor over donationsDebate begins on long-awaited reformsBLAIR RICHARDSA last-minute decision by the Labor Party to wave the Liberals’ political donations laws through the Upper House has prompted...
Article-Independents furious as Labor ‘gives up’ on donation reform
Digital Article | The Examiner online | 20 October 2023Greens, independents furious as Labor 'gives up' on donation reformBy Benjamin SeederOctober 20 2023 - 6:00amTasmanian Greens and upper house independents are furious, after Labor confirmed it will not press its...
Speech – Political Donation Reforms-Response to Labor’s position on amendments
As debate recommenced in the Legislative Council on the government's long-awaited Electoral Disclosures and Funding Bill 2022, Leader of Labor Opposition Business in the House informed the Council that Labor had decided to not move the suite of amendments they had...
ABC TV News Report – Independents slam Labor as ‘Gutless’ over Political Donations Reforms
Watch the ABC TV news report of Thursday 19 October 2023, on developments surrounding the Legislative Council debate on the political donations Bill, including comments from Meg.Â
Media Release – Shock Labor Betrayal over Political Donations Reforms
View the below video clip from the Legislative Council proceedings during which Indpendent for Nelson, the Hon Meg Webb MLC responds to Labor's announcement they will not move, nor support other MLCs', amendments to the government's Electoral Disclosure and Funding...
Question – Mandela Rules and Ashley Youth Detention Centre
Following Minister Jaensch's response of the 28th September to a series of Questions asked by Hon. Meg Webb MLC, Meg asked further specific questions regarding the application of the United Nations Mandela Rules at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. (Click on...
Question – Right to Information Uplift Project
Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the Hon. Leonie Hiscutt MLC, Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council and the Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier on 28 September 2023. [pdf-embedder...
Motion Debate – Call for Independent Review of RTI Act 2009
Meg marked the International Day of Access to Information, held on the 28th of September, by bringing on for debate her motion calling for the state government to commission an independent review of the Tasmanian Right to Information Act 2009.Meg tabled her motion on...
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
PETITION
