The Mercury | 22 June 2024; pg 1;7. $75M for ex-Ashley detainees Settlement compo for abuse, trauma David Killlick The state government has agreed to pay $75m to settle a class action brought by former detainees at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Lawyers acting for...
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC asked the following question to the Hon. Jo Palmer MLC Minister for Education, in the Legislative Council. Text of Question Asked by Meg:Question20 June 2024[3.12 p.m.]This question will probably be taken on notice, so I would like to put it on...
The Mercury | 19 June 2024; pg 6. Emergency task force 1013 days after closure Genevieve Holding The Tasmanian Legislative Council has voted in support of a motion to establish an emergency task force to remove children from Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 1013 days...
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC asked the following question to the Hon. Jo Palmer MLC Minister for Education, in the Legislative Council, on Tuesday the 18th of June 2024. Text of Question Asked by Meg:This question will probably be taken on notice, so I would like to put it...
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC asked the following questions to the Hon. Nick Duigan MP, Minister for Energy in the Legislative Council regarding the Energy Bill Relief Fund. Text of Questions Asked by Meg:Question18 June 2024[2.55 p.m.]In relation to the Energy Bill Relief...
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC asked the following question without notice on 11 June 2024 to the Honourable Leader of the Government. The response was formally delivered by the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Hon. Leonie Hiscutt MLC, on the 18th of June...
The Mercury | 7 June 2024; pg 6."We could fix Ashley right now"Groups say no reason for delayDavid KillickThe long delay to closing Ashley Youth Detention Centre is hard to understand given how quickly better alternatives could be set up, community groups say.It is...
The Examiner | 30 May 2024; pg 4.Law Reform Institute Call for Review of State's Privacy LawsDuncan BaileyTECHNOLOGICAL advances such as spyware, covert cameras and drones mean the state's privacy protections should be reviewed, a new Tasmania Law Reform Institute...
The Mercury | 29 May 2024; pg 2.Privacy Laws to Check Who's Looking at You.Genevieve HoldingA new report from the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) has highlighted a growing gap in the state’s privacy laws, with urgent action required by the state government to...
Adam Langenberg | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 23 May 2024Dozens of Tasmanian public servants under internal investigation due to adverse findings of child sexual abuse inquiryIn short: Tasmania's Commission of Inquiry (COI) identified 22 public servants who had...
