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
Integrity
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...
Media Release: Election Pork-barrelling demonstrates lack of integrity
Pork-barrelling demonstrates lack of integrity11 March 2024Independent for Nelson Meg Webb today condemned the lack of integrity demonstrated by Liberal Party election announcements of funding commitments to community and sporting groups, a practice previously...
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...
Background Briefing Paper: Preventing election pork-barrelling
Preventing election pork-barrelling7 March 2024Why We Need a Transparent Election Promises SystemWhether making election funding promises to corporates or promising grants to electorate groups during election campaigns – the bottom line is these promises involve...
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...
Media Release: Election Integrity Lessons Ignored by Major Parties
Integrity Lessons Ignored by Major Parties7 March 2024Independent for Nelson Meg Webb today called on all parties to put integrity at the forefront in this election campaign when making promises and announcing funding commitments.“Halfway through this 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...
Background Briefing Paper: Universal poker machine player card
Tasmanian state election briefing paper: universal poker machine player card14 February 2024Campaign commitment sought from independent and minor party candidates: To fully support the planned introduction of the universal pokies card in Tasmania, and make its...
Media Release: Call for Labor to Come Clean over any Deals with Pokies Industry
Call for Labor to Come Clean over any Deals with Pokies Industry13 February 2024Independent for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has called on Labor and Liberal parties to immediately disclose whether any pre-election secret deals have been done with the poker machine industry and...
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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