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Women’s Health Tasmania’s ‘Knit Your Bits’
Ms WEBB - Mr President, today I rise to celebrate an incredible, unique art project and exhibition undertaken by Women's Health Tasmania, known as Knit Your Bits. As many members here may know, Women's Health Tasmania is a statewide health promotion service which is...
Tasmanian Government produces its first gender impact statement for this year’s budget
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 27 May 2022Treasurer Michael Ferguson has defended the content in the state budgets first gender impact statement in about 20 years - a seven-page document.The Legislative Council earlier this year voted in favour of an analytical gender...
Submission to the Draft Tasmanian Women’s Strategy 2022-2027
Media Release – International Women’s Day – Gender Budget Impact Statement Proposal
The Legislative Council will today mark International Women’s Day by debating a call for Tasmania to adopt a Gender Budget Impact Statement as part of the annual State Budget Papers.Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC tabled the motion which will be debated...
Motion – Gender Responsive Budgets
Notice of Motion I (Ms Webb) give Notice that tomorrow I shall move (1) That the Legislative Council notes:(a) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Council of Europe defines gender responsive budgeting as: “Gender budgeting is an...
Tasmanian budget’s lack of gender lens questioned by state MLCs
Brinley Duggan |Advocate | 30 August 2021 Last week's state budget has come under fire for its lack of a gender impact statement, something that has long been called for.A gender impact statement would raise awareness about the impact of the budget on women and men,...
Tasmanian Labor leader criticised for threatening legal action over sexual harassment allegations before apology
ABC News Tasmania | July 1, 2021 The Greens and a former Labor MP say it's not tenable for Labor leader David O'Byrne to remain in his role after apologising over allegations he sexually harassed a junior employee more than a decade ago.Speaking in parliament on...
Workplace protest bill not fit for purpose
Leon Compton | ABC Mornings | March 22, 2021 The Workplace (Protection from Protestors) Amendment Bill 2019 will be debated in the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the 23 March 2021 parliamentary sitting. Meg Webb speaks with Leon Compton on ABC Mornings about this...
Letter to the Editor – Need for Activism Clear
Letter to the Editor | Mercury | March 17, 2021 As submitted If ‘be grateful you’re not being shot by your government’ is the best response our Prime Minister can make to the massive and vocal March4Justice rallies, the urgent need for such activism is crystal...