View Meg below delivering her second reading speech on 6 August 2024 to the Tasmanian Greens' Police Offences Amendment (Begging Repeal) Bill 2024 in which she commends the bill. Read below or download Meg's speech as a pdf here:[embeddoc...
Independents
Article- Low-income earners ‘excluded’ from assistance
The Sunday Examiner | 4 August 2024; pg 8.Low-income earners 'excluded'from assistanceMatt MaloneyThere is a blanket exclusion of Tasmanians on a disability support payment from accessing a government program to allow them accessing a government program to allow them...
Article-Concern Judge May Remain in Post for Months Even if Convicted
The Weekend Australian | 27-28 July 2024; pg 3.Concern Judege May Remain in Post for Months Even if ConvictedMatt DenholmTasmania faces the “embarrassment” of potentially having a convicted judge on its Supreme Court for many months, prompting concern in legal and...
Article-Home loan scheme is hurting and not helping
The Mercury | 17 July 2024; pg 9.Home loan scheme is hurting and not helpingDavid KillickFirst-home buyers using a government-backed scheme are being charged higher interest rates and offered less flexibility with repayments than - borrowers using similar schemes...
Article- ‘Absurd’ spend of $500k on Ashley
The Mercury | 11 July 2024; pg 8.'Absurd' spend of $500k on AshleyRob InglisA decision to spend nearly half-a-million dollars on refurbishing Ashley Youth Detention Centre has been labelled "absurd" after the Tasmanian government pledged to close the facility by...
Article-Gambling Reform Waits on Operator
The Mercury | 4 July 2024; pg 8.Gambling reform waits on operatorDavid KillickAngry MPs warn of harm after delays to player card Anti-gambling MPs have expressed disappointment that plans for a card-based precommitment scheme for poker machines have been delayed by at...
Article-MP calls for Emergency Cash for Disability Services
The Mercury | 4 July 2024; pg 8.MP calls for emergency cash for servicesStephanie DaltonAs disability advocacy organisations Autism Tasmania and Disability Voices Tasmania faced the abrupt cessation of federal funding last week, Independent MP Meg Webb is calling on...
Article-No Bet Limits on Poker Machines
The Examiner | 4 July 2024; pg 4.No Limits; Gaming policy delayMatt MaloneyThe state government will not impose bet limits on poker machines or reduce spin speeds as additional harm reduction measures amid a delay in the rollout of a mandatory pre-commitment gaming...
Speech – Sentencing Amendment (Alcohol Treatment Order) Bill 2024
View Meg below delivering her second reading speech on 20 June 2024 to the Sentencing Amendment (Alcohol Treatment Order) Bill 2024 - in which she provides a short contribution on the bill and why she is pleased to support it. Read below or download Meg's speech as a...
Speech – State Litigator (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2024
View Meg below delivering her second reading speech on 20 June 2024 to the government's State Litigator (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2024 (No. 8) - during which she gave her brief contribution in support of the bill.The speech can be viewed in two parts below. ...
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
PETITION
