Meg Webb MLC discusses with Leon Compton on ABC Mornings why the stalled and long-overdue state political donations disclosures reforms need to be prioritised during the Legislative Council's Augst sitting weeks, Monday 14 August 2023.
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Media Report-Are Weak State Donations laws About to Change?
Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | August, 14, 2023Weak laws mean most political donations in Tasmania remain a secret — that could be about to changeVery few Tasmanian political donors are known – but they could soon be brought into the public eye.As a small...
Article-Delayed Political Donation Law Reforms
Article | The Examiner | 14 August 2023; pg 5Dragging feet on donations lawThe government's Project of State Significance Amendmnemt Bill will be debated in the Legisaltive Council this week, but much-delayed political donations reform will have to wait a bit longer,...
Article-MP Calls for Release of Diaries
Article | The Mercury | 7 August 2023; pg 3MP calls for release of diariesUpper House MP Meg Webb has called on state government ministers to release their ministerial diaries, somethingshe says is overdue.Ms Webb asked for the April, May and June diaries to be made...
ABC TV News – Why the Delay in Release of Ministerial Diaries?
Adam Holmes | The ABC TV News | Sunday, 6 August 2023View below the ABC TV news bulletin featuring Meg's query over the delayed public release of the April - June quarter instalment of Tasmanian Ministerial diaries, in accordance with the commitment provided to the...
Media Release – Where are Latest Ministerial Diaries?
Government Fails Disclosure Commitment Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the Liberal government is not living up to its own transparency standards by continuing to fail to disclose ministerial diaries in a timely manner.“On the 20th of July I called...
Comment-Tasmanians Can Come Together to Reshape Governance
Comment | The Examiner | 27 July 2023; pg 11andComment | The Advocate | 27 July 2023; pg 10Opportunity looms for a shared approach writes Meg Webb MLCSpeculation is swirling about an early state election. However, the most interesting thing about the next election...
Submission to the Proposed Model for Reform of Lobbying Oversight in Tasmania
Since the 1st of July 2022 the Tasmanian Integrity Commission has been responsible for administering the Tasmanian Register of Lobbyists and Lobbying Code of Conduct (previously administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet since the Code's...
Talking Point-Opportunity to Reshape Parliament
Talking Point | The Mercury | 25 July 2023Â OPPORTUNITY TO RESHAPE PARLIAMENT: The Next Election Offers Community Chance to Transform Governance, writes Meg WebbSpeculation is swirling about an early state election. However, the most interesting thing about the next...
Submission to the TLRI Review of Privacy Laws in Tasmania
The Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) is undertaking a review of Tasmania's current Privacy laws and protections, upon accepting a reference I submitted to the TLRI in 2019.As part of that Review, the TLRI released an Issues Paper No. 32 in March 2023,...
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
