Meg welcomed being a recipient of the national and local poker machine reform advocates letter to the Tasmanian Labor and Liberal parties to hold firm and deliver the promised poker machine pre-commitment card, and withstand pressure from the gambling industry.This...
The Sunday Examiner | 10 November 2024; pg 4.Another four public servants suspended Sean FordAT LEAST four more Tasmanian public servants have been suspended over child sexual abuse allegations since mid-August.They were suspended between August 17 and October 30. It...
The Examiner | 7 November 2024; pg 12.Outgoing Liberal Party director defends pork-barrellingMatt Maloney LIBERAL Party state director Peter Coulson has spoken strongly in favour of the practice of pork-barrelling during election campaigns, despite long-held...
The Examiner | 5 November 2024; pg 3.Draft laws' consultation time slammedMatt Maloney THE state government has relented to a call from a key disability lobby group for extended consultation of new laws which will make voting in elections more accessible for...
Kingborough Chronicle | 29 October 2024; pg 4.Mountain review under questionLocal independent member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC raised in Parliament last week concerns over the Tasmanian Government’s proposed review of kunanyi/Mount Wellington and the broader Wellington...
The Mercury | 29 October 2024; pg 7.THA slams gambling reforms led by Ferguson'Overhaul too costly, won't fit timeline'David Killick The head of the Tasmanian Hospitality Association says the industry "hadn't been impressed" with former Treasurer Michael Ferguson who...
Talking Point | The Mercury | 23 October 2024; pg 14-15 Pollies Under Pressure to Abandon Pokies Card ReformThe Grip Of The Pokies Industry On Both Major Parties Means Tasmanians Are The Big Losers, writes Meg WebbIn a column on these pages in May this year, I warned...
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...
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...
