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Speech-World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023

Speech-World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023

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...

Tasmania needs its own Human Rights Act

Tasmania needs its own Human Rights Act

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...

Moment in History to Enshrine our Humanity

Moment in History to Enshrine our Humanity

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...

‘Missed chance’ for seats

‘Missed chance’ for seats

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...

Media Release – Ashley Youth Detention Centre – “Alysha”

Media Release – Ashley Youth Detention Centre – “Alysha”

Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on Premier Jeremy Rockliff to urgently intervene to guarantee the Workers Compensation matter concerning the Ashley Youth Detention Centre whistle-blower known as ‘Alysha’ is being conducted appropriately and...

Question – Police Policy Towards Rough Sleepers

Question – Police Policy Towards Rough Sleepers

Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 29 July 2022 and answered by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management on 23 August 2022  Questions:1. What is Tasmania Police’s current policy and practice towards Tasmanians ‘sleeping rough’, specifically those...

Traffic Amendment (Personal Mobility Devices) Bill 2021

Traffic Amendment (Personal Mobility Devices) Bill 2021

Ms WEBB (Nelson) - I also support this bill.  It is pleasing to see us actively looking to encourage and accommodate new technology in this space.  In the Greater Hobart Traffic Congestion inquiry, we had a lot of discussion around how to better encourage and...

Human Rights Act Review Submission – TLRI Review

Human Rights Act Review Submission – TLRI Review

I welcome the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute's review of the 2007 inquiry into the need for a Tasmanian Charter of Human Rights. In the absence of a human rights legislative framework, the limited alternative governance policy development and testing forums such as...

Diverse Tassie’s First Anniversary

Diverse Tassie’s First Anniversary

Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, today I am pleased to congratulate Diverse Tassie on its first anniversary.  Diverse Tassie is a monthly newspaper serving Tasmania's diverse communities with news, views and events. It was started by three friends - Mohan Mattala,...

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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