Meg spoke in response to the Government's motion seeking to establish a process by which MPs could examine AFL stadium-related confidential documents, on Tuesday, 27 June 2023. Text of (government) Motion as tabled and debated:[pdf-embedder...
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Rockliff: I’ve got authority
Blair Richards | The Saturday Mercury | June 24, 2023 Premier Jeremy Rockliff says Cabinet was kept well informed of the progress of Tasmania’s AFL deal and stadium, amid criticism he signed the deal without Cabinet approval.Mr Rockliff’s actions around the deal were...
Public say on stadium blocked; No say; Public still to be locked out of planning as amendment introduced to appease independents
Matt Maloney | The Saturday Examiner | June 24, 2023 AN AMENDMENT to the state's Projects of State Significance approval process will give parliament a final say over projects, but not allow the public an appeal mechanism.An amendment bill to the State Policies and...
RTI – Salmon Producers’ Meetings with Government
Information requested from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE) 1 May 2023 and received 6 June 2023.   RTI Request:  (Please provide):  “1. Correspondence, records of any meetings, and electronic messages (e.g. WhatsApp, Teams,...
RTI-Salmon Producers’ Meetings with EPA Tasmania
Information requested from the Environment Protection Authority 1 May 2023 and received 8 June 2023.   RTI Request:  (Please provide):  “1. Correspondence, records of any meetings, and electronic messages (e.g. WhatsApp, Teams, Messenger etc) between EPA Tasmania...
Burnie-based manufacturer Elphinstone Group receives $5m in recent state budget
Blair Richards | The Mercury | June 9, 2023 A multimillion-dollar government grant to a company owned by Tasmania’s top rich lister has raised eyebrows in budget estimates.The company owned by Tasmania’s richest man directly approached the Premier about a government...
Tasmanian prisoners’ parole impacted by ‘unsuitable’ housing
Jess Flint | The Advocate | June 6, 2023 About one-third of Tasmanian prisoners are having their parole applications adjourned because of accommodation issues, the Attorney-General revealed at budget estimates on Tuesday.Attorney-General Elise Archer said she wanted...
Speech: Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Amendment Bill 2022
Meg delivered her main speech (second reading) to the Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Bill 2022, on Thursday, 1 June 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to speak on this with quite a degree of concern. The bill seeks to amend the Police Powers...
Speech-in-Reply: Tasmania State Budget 2023
Meg delivered her formal Reply Speech to the State Budget 2023-24, on Wednesday, 31 May 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) -Â Mr President, I rise to make my response to the state Budget and I have been very pleased to be listening to the contributions of other members and thank...
Question – Project of State Significance Guidelines
Question without Notice asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 22 May 2023, and answered by the the Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier on 31 May 2023. QUESTIONS:Section 17 of the State Policies and Projects Act 1993 (the Act) provides for the Minister to publish guidelines...
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
PETITION
