The Hon Meg Webb MLC asked the following Question on the 7th of May 2024. Ms Webb then asked a related additional question on the 16th of May: question can be read here.On Thursday the 20th of June 2024, the Leader of Government Business, the Hon. Leonie Hiscutt MLC,...
Gender Lens Needed on Proposed Cuts to Regional Library Hours2 May 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb has described the apparent plans to cut opening hours of regional libraries as an incredible policy disconnect.“Libraries provide an essential safe space for...
The Mercury | 1 May 2024; pg 2.Report Renews Call for Human Rights ActionTia EwenIt’s been 17 years since a damning report made recommendations to urgently introduce a Human Rights Act, but the Tasmanian parliamentfailed to do so.Now, a new report from the Tasmania...
TLRI Reiterates Need for Tasmanian Human Rights Act:Parliament should prioritise introduction of legislation30 April 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed the launch of the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s (TLRI) A Charter of Human Rights for...
Change in Parliamentary Approach to Supreme Court Judge Suspension a Welcome Move8 December 2023Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC has welcomed the government’s decision to delay debate on its controversial Supreme Court (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry)...
Article | The Mercury| 17 November 2023; pg 7.Swipe as donastion laws get go-aheadBlair RichardsLong-awaited political donations disclosure laws have passed the Tasmanian parliament, despite widespread concerns the frameworkis too weak.The Bill to require political...
Editorial | The Examiner | 17 November 2023; pg 53.What does state Labor stand for? EditorialAnthony HaneveerIF STATE Labor were to choose a campaign song right now they could not go past the 2012 hit Some Nights by American band fun.The chorus makes it almost...
The Examiner | 16 November 2023; pg 7.Your personal data may be under threatIsabel BirdSENSITIVE and personal data such as names and addresses held by Tasmanian businesses, sporting clubs and community organisations may be at risk of public exposure.And if data is...
Meg spoke in response to a motion (moved by the Hon. Member for Mersey) noting the inaugural Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Commission's Annual Report 2022-23, debated on Tuesday 14 November 2023. View Meg's speech below: Read Meg's contribution to the debate...
Independents Commit to Pursuing Political Donations AmendmentsIndependent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today Upper House independents will still seek to amend the Government’s weak political donations Bill when it next comes on for debate.“For nearly two years now,...
