The ABC Radio's World Today program examines latest developments regarding Tasmania's political donations reforms, including statements from Meg Webb MLC.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...
Speech: Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2022 – and final Vote Reasoning
Meg delivered her main speech (second reading) to the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2022, on Thursday, 14 September 2023.The Legislative Council's final vote (third reading) was held on Thursday the 16th of November 2023. Both Meg's contributions on the second...
Article-Google Australia paid $22,000 to the Tasmanian Liberals, but won’t say why
Digital Article | The Tasmanian Inquirer | Bob Burton | 22 August 2023Google Australia paid $22,000 to the Tasmanian Liberals, but won’t say whyThe tech company extols transparency in the US, but its Australian arm is silent on lobbyingGoogle made a major financial...
ABC Radio Mornings – Government must prioritise Political Donations Reforms
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.
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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