Government Fails to Answer Parliamentary Questions on Who Knew What When over Commission of Inquiry Concerns4 December 2023The State government continues to hide from addressing concerns the Commission of Inquiry was prevented from finishing its work, despite...
Article-EMRS Poll: Voters Shift Towards Independents
The Mercury | 1 December 2023; pg 7.Labor the Loser as Voters Move Towards IndependentDavid KillickSupport for the Liberal government in Tasmania has increased slightly while voters are drifting away from Labor in favour ofindependents, the latest opinion polling...
Article-Election Donations Bill criticised as ‘weak’
The Saturday Examiner | 18 November 2023; pg 20.Election donation bill passed amid criticism as 'weak'Benjamin SeederTasmanians will go to the next state election with stricter new rules about how much money political candidates can accept before they must publicly...
Article-Swipe as Donation Laws Get Go-Ahead
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...
Article-Examiner Editorial
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...
Media Release: Flawed Political Donations Bill Amended in Upper House:- Despite Labor Vacating the Space
Flawed Political Donations Bill Amended in Upper House: Despite Labor Vacating the Space16 November 2023Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said despite the Legislative Council securing some amendments to the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill, the legislation...
Motion Tabled – Noting Custodial Inspector’s Annual Report 2022-23
Notice of Motion16 November 2023I (Ms Webb) give Notice that tomorrow I shall move -That the Office of the Custodial Inspector Tasmania: Annual Report 2022-2023 be considered and noted.***This motion was debated on Tuesday the 6th of August 2024. THe Hansard and...
Motion Tabled – Disallowance of Environmental Standards for Marine Finfish Farming 2023
Notice of Motion16 November 2023I (Ms Webb) give Notice that tomorrow I shall move -That Environmental Standards for Tasmanian Marine Finfish Farming 2023 made under Section 96Q of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994, effective from 18 October...
Motion Debate – VAD Commission’s Annual Report 2022-23
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...
Motion Debate – Call for Independent Review of Commission of Inquiry ‘s identified Impediments to Misconduct Findings Processes
Meg brought on for debate her motion seeking to establish an independent and external inquiry into the serious impediments to making findings experienced by Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings,...