Human Rights
Question – Youth Detainees at Ashley Detention Centre

Question – Youth Detainees at Ashley Detention Centre

Questions asked by the Hon. Meg Webb MLC, and answered by the Hon. Leonie Hiscutt MLC, Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council and the Hon. Roger Jaensch MP, Minister for Education, Children and Youth on 28 September 2023.  [pdf-embedder...

The Voice to Parliament Referendum date has been announced! - Saturday, 14 October 2023 is the day!Confirmation of the referendum date, has focused people's minds on the task ahead, and the fact that voting decisions need to be made.For those who may wish to explore...

Speech-Visit by UN Expert on Toxics and Human Rights

Speech-Visit by UN Expert on Toxics and Human Rights

Meg raised the recent visit to Hobart by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights and the symposium organised by local scientific, medical and water quality experts, and commuity members, as a Special Interest Matter, on Tuesday, 12 September 2023. Text of...

Article-Voices Added to YES Campaign

Article-Voices Added to YES Campaign

Article | The Mercury | 12 September 2023; pg 2.Gutwein lends voice to Yes campaignTess Mccracken & Genevieve HoldingIt is up to Tasmania to help mainlanders see the way forward to a Yes vote, Indigenous leader Noel Pearson says.Mr Pearson met former premier Peter...

WIN TV News – Support Voice Referendum

WIN TV News – Support Voice Referendum

WIN TV News | Monday, 11 September 2023View below the WIN TV news bulletin featuring a Yes23 awareness raising campaign intitiative featuring Aboriginal spokesperson and advocate Noel Pearson, supported by Meg, and former Liberal Tasmanian Premier Peter...

Speech: Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2023

Speech: Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2023

Meg delivered her main speech (second reading) to the Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2023, on Wednesday, 6 September 2023. Later during the debate, Meg succeeded in securing two amendments to strengthen the requirements for assessing people's...

Motion Debate – Modern Slavery Reporting and Awareness

Motion Debate – Modern Slavery Reporting and Awareness

On Tuesday the 5th of September 2023, Meg brought on for debate her motion calling for the State government to request all state-owned companies and GBEs which need to comply with the Australian Modern Slavery Act's reporting requirements, to publish their compliance...

Article-Illegal Prison Recordings Review Set to Begin

Article-Illegal Prison Recordings Review Set to Begin

Article | The Examiner | 25 August 2023; pg 14Illegal prison recordings review to startMatt MaloneyA REVIEW of police surveillance operations can now proceed, one year after it was revealed a botched operation at Risdon Prison secretly recorded privileged...

Article-Neill-Fraser turns over a new page

Article-Neill-Fraser turns over a new page

Article | The Mercury | 24 August 2023; pgs 1 & 5.Neill-Fraser turns over a new page; Convicted murderer steps out for book launchKatie HallConvicted Tasmanian murderer Sue Neill-Fraser has made a rare public appearance, almost one year after she was released on...

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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