Watch the ABC TV news report of Monday 11 March 2024, including Meg discussing concerns regarding the lack of transparency surrounding the major political parties' state election grants and funding promises.Â
Elections
ABC Radio Drive Interview – Major Parties Pork-Barrelling During State Election
ABC Drive presenter, Lucy Braeden, interviews Meg Webb MLC regarding concerns over the blatant pork-barrelling promises being made by the Liberal and Labor parties during the 2024 state election, and why this behaviour does not meet the criteria set by the Tasmanian...
Guardian Australia Online Article-Pure imagination: Tasmanian premier vows to build world’s largest chocolate fountain if re-elected
The Guardian Australia online | 10 March 2024.Pure imagination: Tasmanian premier vows to build world’s largest chocolate fountain if re-electedLiberal Jeremy Rockliff commits $12m and says ‘chocolate experience’ at Claremont would be ‘the greatest thing to happen to...
ABC Radio Breakfast Interview – Probity Required in Parties’ Election Funding & Grants Promises
Ryk Goddard on ABC Breakfast interviews Meg Webb MLC on funding promises being made during the state election, and why integrity in, and disclosure of, how and why some electorate groups receive grants or other election funding promises is essential during election...
ABC News Analysis-Tasmanians going to vote on March 23 clueless about donations to the major parties
Adam Langenberg | ABC NEWS Analysis - Digital Online | 6 March 2024Tasmanians going to vote at March 23 state election clueless about who has donated to the major partiesTasmanians will go to the polls in March in the dark about who donated to the major political...
Article-Libs Vow to Throw Book at Kid Crims
The Saturday Mercury | 2 March 2024; pg 4.Libs Vow to Throw Book at Kid CrimsDavid KillickThe Liberals have promised to "throw the book" at children who commit criminal offences, particularly young "crimfluencers" who post and boast on social media.The Comissioner for...
Article-EMRS Poll: Voters Shift Towards Independents
The Mercury | 1 December 2023; pg 7.Labor the Loser as Voters Move Towards IndependentDavid KillickSupport for the Liberal government in Tasmania has increased slightly while voters are drifting away from Labor in favour ofindependents, the latest opinion polling...
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...
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 Mornings – Community Support Levy Changes & Stadium
Mel Bush | ABC Mornings | 15 May 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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