David Killick | Mercury | 25 November 2021 THE state government's controversial gambling reforms have passed the Upper House.After days of debate, the legislation passed by a vote of 8-5 shortly after noon on Wednesday.Independents Meg Webb, Ruth Forrest, Mike...
Media Release | 24 November 2021 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today that while the passage of the industry-written, Future Gaming Markets Bill was disappointing, some amendments had been secured.“I want to pay tribute to the diligent work of some of...
Adam Holmes | Examiner | 24 November 2021 AN ATTEMPT to have poker machines feature signs warning users of potential addiction was rejected by the Liberals and Labor in the upper house as debate continued on Tuesday evening. The major parties also blocked an attempt...
Mike O’Loughlin | Tasmanian Talks | 23 November 2021 Meg Webb speaks about inequities in the proposed pokies tax rate and the missed opportunity to implement easy pokies harm minimisation measures in the Future Gaming Bill on Tasmania Talks with Mike O'Loughlin.See...
David Killick | Mercury | 23 November 2021 THE unexplained difference between the tax rates proposed for gambling in pubs, clubs and casinos could benefit Federal Group by nearly $250m over the next 20 years, the Legislative Council has heard.Debate on the...
David Killick | Mercury | 18 November 2021 Labor has been accused of “betraying the battlers of Tasmania” by voting to prevent further scrutiny of the government’s gambling reform legislation.CONTROVERSIAL gambling reforms look set to pass the Legislative Council in...
Sue Bailey | Mercury | 15 November 2021 THE future of the government’s controversial poker machine reforms will again be debated in the Legislative Council this week.At least one member of the Upper House it set to move for the Bill to be referred to a committee for...
Adam Holmes | Examiner/Advocate | 12 November 2021 Over the course of a six-and-a-half-hour speech in the upper house, Nelson independent MLC Meg Webb has laid bare her years of research into Tasmanian poker machine policy to slam the two major parties over the...
David Killick | Mercury | 12 November 2021 TASMANIA’S Upper House members last night sat through what was labelled the Legislative Councils’ longest ever speech as debate surrounding gambling legislation dragged into the late hours of the evening.MLCs heard major...
Third Reading Speech 24 November 2021 Ms WEBB (Nelson) - I am mindful of the strictures of speeches. I appreciate...
