Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 October 2024 Heritage Council member's purchase of convict-era hospital from deceased estate sparks investigationIn short: A derelict 1840s former convict hospital in a small Tasmanian town is at the centre of an internal...
7 Nightly News Report – Mandatory Pokies Player Card Proposal
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report of Friday 20 September 2024, during which Meg comments on the call for people impacted by pokies to have their say on their new mandatory pokies player card proposal which is currently open for public consultation.
Speech-in-Reply: Tasmania State Budget 2024
Meg delivered her formal Reply Speech to the State Budget 2024-25, on Thursday, 19 September 2024. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to provide my formal response to the state budget 2024-25. Since its delivery last Thursday, we have heard many claims and...
Speech – Forestry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024
View Meg delivering her second reading speech on Thursday 12 September 2024 to the government's Forestry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024 - sharing her thoughts on the principles of the bill and considerations for possible amendments in Committee stage.Or read...
Media Release: Upper House Calls on Government to Review Inadequate Ministerial Diaries
Flawed Ministerial Diaries Disclosure System to be OverhauledUpper House Votes in Support of Public ReviewTuesday, 10 September 2024Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed the Legislative Council vote in support of her call for the current Ministerial...
Motion Debate – Disclosure of Ministerial and Cabinet Secretary Diaries
Meg brought on for debate her motion requesting that the Tasmanian Government undertakes to introduce mandated requirements for the regular and routine disclosure of all Ministerial and Cabinet Secretary official diaries. Meg tabled her motion on Thursday the 15th of...
Submission: Use & Misuse of Public Resources in Parliamentary Elections Consultation Paper 2024
In August 2024 the Tasmanian Integrity Commission - in its educative, preventative and advisory function to uphold, promote and ensure adherence to standards of conduct, propriety and ethics in public authorities - released a Consultation Paper on the Use and Misuse...
ABC Digital News-Victim-survivors of abuse from relatives call for change to recognise that as family violence
Ashleigh Barraclough | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 September 2024 Victim-survivors of abuse from relatives call for change to recognise that as family violenceIn short: Tasmania is the only jurisdiction in Australia limiting the legal definition of family violence...
ABC Digital News-Tasmania’s Police Commissioner apologises for identifying child sex abuse whistleblower
Adam Holmes | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 20 August 2024Tasmania's Police Commissioner apologises for identifying child sexual abuse whistleblowerIn short: The commissioner and deputy commissioner of Tasmania Police used the last name of a child abuse whistleblower...
Motion Tabled – Move on Tasmanian Human Rights Act Call
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...