Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Monday 3 February 2025, during which Meg Webb is interviewed following the new AEC data which shows that less than 10% of Tasmania's two major parties donations were disclosed.
Justice
ABC Digital News-Coroner’s Office criticised for ‘blunt’ handling of informing families that specimens may have been collected from loved ones
Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 31 January 2025Â Coroner's Office criticised for 'blunt' handling of informing families that specimens may have been collected from loved onesIn short:Â Tasmania's Coroner's Office is investigating whether specimens collected...
Talking Point-A Human Rights Act Might Have Prevented Atrocities Like the Stolen Generation
Talking Point | The Mercury | 9 December 2024; pg 16-17A Human Rights Act Might Have Prevented Atrocities Like the Stolen GenerationThe world is hanging out for proper action to safeguard human rights, for the generations to come, writes Meg WebbOn December 10, 1948,...
Motion Debated – Upper House Votes for Call for Human Rights Act
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC tabled the following motion in the Legislative Council on Thursday 15 August 2024, calling for the government to commit to introducing legislation for a Tasmanian Human Rights Act, implementing the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s...
Media Release: Government Must Stop Ghosting the Independent TNPM
Government Must Stop Ghosting the Independent TNPMIndependent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the State Government must heed the urgent calls by the independent Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism (TNPM), Mr Richard Connock, and immediately fund the Office...
Article-Pokies raking in the money
The Mercury | 23 November 2024; pg 13.Pokies raking in the money'Obscene' profit boost after reformsDavid Killick  The state's poker machine operators are enjoying bumper profits under changes made to the licensing model introduced by the government two years ago.Data...
Speech – Sentencing Amendment (Presumption of Mandatory Sentencing) Bill 2024
View Meg below delivering her second reading speech on 21 November 2024 to the government's Sentencing Amendment (Presumption of Mandatory Sentencing) Bill 2024 - during which she detailed her concerns with the Bill, and the reasons why she will be voting against the...
Article-‘Shameful’ pokie about face lashed
The Mercury | 20 November 2024; pg 5.'Shameful' pokie about face lashedRob Inglis  A nation-leading plan to introduce a mandatory precommitment card for poker machines has been shelved, sparking outrage from anti-pokies MPs who say the Tasmanian government has buckled...
Motion Debated – Call to Deliver Tas NPM Implementation Report Recommendations Passed by Upper House
The Hon. Meg Webb MLC tabled the following motion in the Legislative Council on Tuesday 12 December 2023, noting the Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism's (TNPM) inaugural Implementation Report, and calling for each of its eight recommendations be implemented in...
7 Nightly News Report – Tasmanian Government Abandons Plans to introduce Mandatory Pokies Card
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Tuesday 19 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by 7 Nightly News following the the announcement that the government is deferring progress of a pre-commitment gaming card for poker machines.
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
