The Legislative Council today voted to support progressing a Tasmanian Human Rights Act, as proposed by Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb.“It is a fitting commemoration of the upcoming International Human Rights Day next month for the Legislative Council to vote...
Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 5 September 2022 and answered by the Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing on 8 September 2022. In regards to each of the Rapid Re-Housing Programs (Family Violence, Mental Health and Prisoner), and in...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
