The Examiner | 5 November 2024; pg 3.Draft laws' consultation time slammedMatt Maloney THE state government has relented to a call from a key disability lobby group for extended consultation of new laws which will make voting in elections more accessible for...
Call for Public Consultation Extension for Disability Voting Access ReformsThe government is under pressure to extend the public consultation on draft legislation, the Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (No. 3) 2024, which seeks to provide...
The Mercury | 4 July 2024; pg 8.MP calls for emergency cash for servicesStephanie DaltonAs disability advocacy organisations Autism Tasmania and Disability Voices Tasmania faced the abrupt cessation of federal funding last week, Independent MP Meg Webb is calling on...
State Must Provide Emergency Bridging Funding for Disability Support Sector28 June 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on the State Government to immediately intervene and provide emergency bridging funding to Tasmania’s representative Disability...
The Hon Meg Webb MLC asked the following question to the the Hon. Jo Palmer MLC, Minister for Disability Services, on Wednesday the 22 May 2024.Legislative Council Question TimeVision-Impaired Tasmanians - Voting DifficultiesMs WEBB question to MINISTER for DISABILITY...
Meg raised World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, as a Special Interest Matter, on Tuesday, 27 June 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to talk about an important, concerning and often hidden issue in our community - that of elder abuse. It is an issue that is...
Comment | The Examiner & The Advocate | 7 December 2022THIS Saturday, December 10, is International Human Rights Day, celebrating the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The Universal Declaration was overseen by the then president of the...
Talking Point | The Mercury | 7 December 2022THIS Saturday, December 10, is International Human Rights Day, a global anniversary celebration of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.On this date in 1948, overseen by the then-Australian president of...
The Legislative Council today voted to support progressing a Tasmanian Human Rights Act, as proposed by Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb.“It is a fitting commemoration of the upcoming International Human Rights Day next month for the Legislative Council to vote...
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 17 November 2022An inquiry process on a parliamentary model that provides for dedicated seats for Tasmanian Aboriginal people should have been included within the government's House of Assembly restoration bill, Nelson independent...
