Upper House Demands Thorough Examination of Complex Judicial Commission Bill LegislationTuesday, 22 October 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today said given the acknowledged complexity of the Government’s Judicial Commission Bill 2024, she welcomed the...
The Mercury | 19 October 2024; First page;pg 5.Legal Bills mystery; Mystery of integrity legal feesCalls for transparency on $500k in feesDavid Killick The state government has shelled out more than $200,000 so far this year to cover legal costs run up by a minister...
The Mercury | 18 October 2024; pg 8-9.Anti-pokies MPs slam new delayDavid Killick Anti-pokies MPs say the state government is watering down its gambling reforms at the bidding of the pokies barons but the industry has countered with claims a card-based scheme could...
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Wednesday 16 October 2024, during which Meg, and other Assembly MPs, raise concerns over whether some parts of the pokies pre-commitment card reform scheme will be watered down. They ask the Liberal Government to reaffirm its...
The Examiner | 21 September 2024; pg 6.How much should you lose on pokies?Limiting Losses: People addicted to gambling and their families urged to speak Isabel Bird INDIVIDUALS who are addicted to poker machines are being urged to have their say on the system that...
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report of Friday 20 September 2024, during which Meg comments on the call for people impacted by pokies to have their say on their new mandatory pokies player card proposal which is currently open for public consultation.
The Examiner | 20 August 2024; pg 2.A reason why abuse reporting has risen Matt Maloney ONE third of Tasmanians who have reported sexual offences over 2023-24 at the state's two multidisciplinary sexual assault support centres have been children.The state government...
Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 20 August 2024Tasmania's Police Commissioner apologises for identifying child sexual abuse whistleblowerIn short: The commissioner and deputy commissioner of Tasmania Police used the last name of a child abuse whistleblower...
Call for Moratorium on Use of Dry Cells: Following Damning Custodial Inspector’s Review Report8 August 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for a moratorium to be implemented on the use of controversial dry cells in detention facilities, while the...
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC tabled the following motion in the Legislative Council on Thursday 8 August 2024, calling for a moratorium to be placed on the use of dry cells by the Tasmanian Prison Service where body scanners are available, while departmental policy review is...
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