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Election inquiry passes Upper House

Election inquiry passes Upper House

Kingborough Chronicle |  July 6, 2021  There is a potential win on the way for transparency and accountability in Tasmania, after Independent and Labor Members of Tasmania’s Upper House passed a motion to establish a Joint Select Committee, with broad terms of...

Production of Documents Select Committee Report

Production of Documents Select Committee Report

Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Madam Acting President, interestingly, this committee was formed on my very first day sitting in this place, which was exactly one week after the result of my election was declared.  So, in the very early stages of my time.  When I came to this...

Protect check-in data call

Protect check-in data call

Sue Bailey | Mercury Newspaper | July 4, 2021 Watch on police powers THERE’S growing concern that the Check In Tas App may be used by police to access data for investigations. The Australian Lawyers Alliance and independent Nelson MLC Meg Webb want a guarantee that...

Gambling comes at a $160 million cost to Tasmania, new report finds

Gambling comes at a $160 million cost to Tasmania, new report finds

Examiner Newspaper | July 2, 2021 Gambling is estimated to cost the Tasmanian community up to $160 million a year, the latest Social and Economic Impact Study for gaming has found.The report, released on Thursday, found the most significant quantifiable cost of...

Gambling’s $160m hit

Gambling’s $160m hit

Mercury Newspaper | July 2, 2021Report shines spotlight on controversial industryPROBLEM gambling costs the Tasmanian community up to $160m each year, although the true extent of the social and economic damage is impossible to measure, a new report has found.Gambling...

Legislative Council votes in favour of JSC

Legislative Council votes in favour of JSC

Leon Compton | ABC Mornings | June 30, 2021    Yesterday, all Independent Members, as well as the Labor Members of the Legislative Council. voted in support of a motion to establish a JSC to inquire into the 2021 state and LC elections. Meg Webb shares why a Joint...

Upper house push for election inquiry

Upper house push for election inquiry

Matt Maloney | Examiner Newspaper | June 29, 2021  The Legislative Council has voted in favour of forming a joint select committee to review the administration and conduct of the May lower and upper house elections.But the government is likely to quash the inquiry...

Media Release –  Joint Select Committee Supported

Media Release – Joint Select Committee Supported

Media Release |  June 30, 2021Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the Motion to establish a Joint Select Committee, with a broad terms of reference to inquire into the conduct of the 2021 elections, passed the Upper House 8-3 today.“Support for this motion, is...

Inquiry sought into elections

Inquiry sought into elections

Kingborough Chronicle |  June 29, 2021    Independent Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Meg Webb, is seeking to establish a Joint Select Committee to inquire into Tasmania’s 2021 House of Assembly and Legislative Council elections.The Kingborough based...

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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