Published: 26 September 2017

Legislative Council Wednesday 20 September 2017

Resumed from 16 August 2017 

Ms  FORREST (Murchison ) - Mr President, I support this bill.  I do so for many reasons.  Before I go into those, I would like to quote an article from the ABC that reflects my reasons for support and acknowledges the work done by our Leader, the honourable Vanessa Goodwin.  I wish to thank her for her dedication to righting, as much as we can, some terrible wrongs done at a time before many of us were in this place.  Many of those wrongs resulted from the delay in decriminalising homosexuality in Tasmania, a move blocked by the Legislative Council, this place, a number of times.  I will come to that shortly.

Published: 05 July 2017

The state needs to devise a better plan for infrastructure spending, says Ruth Forrest

THE annual Budget circus is about to get under way. Will it be the same old vaudeville that we’ll be glad to see the back of after a few frantic weeks, or will we see some fresh performances and displays of leadership? Is it too much to hope for a spirit of greater co-operation to move this state forward a notch or two?

Published: 04 July 2017

Ruth Forrest has a simpler, more collegial solution to state’s water, sewerage problems IT is a sure sign we are heading down the wrong track when disputing parties summon lawyers.