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Media Release – Political Donations

Media Release – Political Donations

Media Release | 1 February 2022 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for an urgent status update on the promised State-based political donations disclosure regime.“Today the Australian Electoral Commission’s Annual Disclosures Returns for 2020-21...

Question – Tasmanian Population Growth

Question – Tasmanian Population Growth

Question asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 4 Nov 2021 and answered by the Leader of the Government on 11 Nov 2021.  QuestionThe Premier recently announced that Treasury forecasts predict Tasmania's population will increase by up to 0.6 per cent.  In light of this...

Election inquiry rejected

Election inquiry rejected

Kingborough Chronicle | 9 November 2021  An Upper House proposal for a joint committee inquiry into the conduct of Tasmania’s 2021 State and Legislative Council elections was rejected by a vote in Tasmania’s House of Assembly on October 27.The outcome has been...

Media Release – Liberals put self interest first

Media Release – Liberals put self interest first

Media Release | 27 October 2021  Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the Gutwein Liberal Government has again put self-interest before Tasmania’s best interests.“The Gutwein Liberal Government’s vote to reject an Upper House proposal for a joint...

Call to ban entities from making political donations

Call to ban entities from making political donations

Adam Holmes | Examiner and Advocate newspapers | 5 October 2021   Nelson independent MLC Meg Webb wants property developers and gaming, liquor, tobacco and firearms entities banned from donating to political parties.An independent upper house MP wants Tasmania to have...

Appeal for donation bans

Appeal for donation bans

Kenji Sato| Mercury Newspaper | 5 October 2021  THE government’s crackdown on dodgy donations to political parties doesn’t go anywhere near far enough, according to independent MP Meg Webb.Ms Webb’s comments come in response to the draft Electoral Disclosure and...

Media Release – Political Donation Reform

Media Release – Political Donation Reform

October 2021 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for Tasmania to make meaningful political donation reform – including prohibiting gaming and liquor, tobacco, firearms and property development entities from donation. Ms Webb said Tasmanians have waited...

Submission to the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2021 Exposure Draft

Logjam of bills alarms Webb

David Killick | Mercury Newspaper | 16 September 2021    CHANGES to sitting dates for the Legislative Council would make it harder for members to properly scrutinise a logjam of important government legislation being rushed through parliament before the end of the...

While pokies were closed
due to COVID-19
Tasmanians saved

Poker machines were closed in Tasmania on March 23, 2020
and reopened on June 26, 2020.
In 2018-19 Tasmanians lost $171,603,745 to poker machines

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