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We’re being duped, but there is hope

We’re being duped, but there is hope

Simon Bevilacqua | Mercury | 5 February 2022   TASMANIANS are being played as fools by both major political parties, whose priority is not the wellbeing of the public, but quid pro quo deals with political donors.What's worse is this shameless distortion of democracy...

Doubts over donations reform date

Doubts over donations reform date

Judy Augustine | Mercury | 3 February 2022PREMIER Peter Gutwein has been unable to confirm whether Tasmania's electoral donation reforms will be in place by the start of the next financial year, promising a Bill will be introduced to parliament in the first half of...

Sights set on weaker limit

Sights set on weaker limit

Adam Holmes| Examiner| 3 February 2022  PREMIER Peter Gutwein says the government will stick with its proposed $5000 threshold for when political donations are publicly disclosed, despite it only bringing Tasmania to the back of the pack for transparency.The...

How much political parties received in the 2020-21 financial year

How much political parties received in the 2020-21 financial year

Judy Augustine | Mercury Newspaper | 2 February 2022 Tasmania’s rules around political donations are once again under scrutiny after the amount received by Tasmania’s major parties was revealed by the Australian Electoral Commission on Tuesday.Currently parties are...

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...

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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