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Premier hid casino tax rates RTI shows

Premier hid casino tax rates RTI shows

Leon Compton | ABC Mornings | 18 August 2021RTI documents which show Premier Peter Gutwein cut the new deal for the Federal Group casino pokies tax rate months before the 2021 State Election. Meg Webb with Leon Compton on ABC Mornings.  Read Meg's Media Release...

RTI – Future Gaming Markets Casino Licence Fees and Tax Rates

RTI – Future Gaming Markets Casino Licence Fees and Tax Rates

Information requested from Treasury and Finance on 19 July 2021. Decision received 17 August 2021.     RTI Request: All correspondence between the Treasurer and the Department of Treasury, and the Tasmanian Hospitality Association, Federal Group, and/or the Tasmanian...

Tasmania’s democratic system failure

Tasmania’s democratic system failure

Alexandra Humphreys|ABC News |22 July , 2021  For the first time ever we may have seen a faillure of our democratic electoral system in Tasmania.  See Meg’s Motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the 2021 state and Legislative Council...

TEC report shows 4000 voters disenfanchised

TEC report shows 4000 voters disenfanchised

WIN News Tasmania |22 July , 2021  Disenfranchised voters are one of the reasons a Joint Parliamentary Inquiry into the administration of the 2021 elections needs to be supported in the lower house.  Meg Webb MLC on "WIN News Tasmania.  See Meg’s Motion calling for a...

TEC report shows shocking failure of our democratic process

TEC report shows shocking failure of our democratic process

Leon Compton | ABC Statewide Mornings | 22 July 2021   It is hardly surprising 4,000 electors were disenfranchised given the Premier forced  unprecedented and untested concurrent state and LC elections on our state.  A Tasmanian Electoral Commission report into the...

Thousands of voters disenfranchised at state election

Thousands of voters disenfranchised at state election

David Killick | Mercury Newspaper | 22 July 2021  Nearly 4000 voters missed out on having their say in a recent election because of staff errors or because ballot papers were not available at the polling place they attended. ALMOST four thousand voters missed out on...

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...

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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