**Check against video for final delivery**Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, thank you for the debate just now on the amendment. It was enlightening and did draw out some extra elements relating to what we are discussing. Thank you to the member for Hobart for...
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 14 April 2022 and answered by the Minister for Education, Children and Youth on 4 May 2022. QUESTION 1. Can the government clarify any specific elements of the Hobart City Deal that relate to the University of Tasmania,...
Kingborough Chronicle | 8 February 2022 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb has called for the release of Public Health Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) advice in relation to the Tasmanian Government’s approach to the reopening of schools before public school students...
Adam Holmes | Advocate | 8 February 2022 PUBLIC Health has outlined why it chose not to recommend Tasmanian school children undergo mandatory rapid antigen testing, describing their risk as "very low" and that other states had higher rates of transmission.Tasmania...
ABC Tasmania |7 February 2022Tasmania's public health authority has defended its decision not to recommend Tasmanian school students undertake twice weekly rapid COVID tests, in contrast to Australia's most populous states.Key points:- Students in NSW, Victoria and...
Helen Kempton | Mercury | 7 February 2022 HERE are claims Tasmania's Education Department is out of step with its interstate counterparts which require students and teachers to test negative to Covid-19 b- efore they return to school, after a holiday period dominated...
Adam Holmes | Examiner/Advocate | 7 February 2022 AN INDEPENDENT upper house member will continue a push this year to have Tasmanian public health officials and ministers face parliamentary hearings to answer questions about the COVID response, fearing they face less...
Helen Kempton | Mercury | 6 February 2022 A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council says Tassie is out of step with interstate student and teacher testing guidelines and wants a rethink to stop school restart outbreaks.There are claims that Tasmania’s Education...
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - At the outset I place on the record my thanks to the Leader for organising the series of briefings that were made available to the Council on this matter before us.I also acknowledge and thank the leader of Opposition business who also circulated...
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 17 June 2021. Answered by the Hon Sarah Courtney Minister for Education on 24 June 2021.With regard to the proposed TasTAFE reforms, can the Government:Question 1. Detail whether any consultation occurred before the...
