Legislative Council, Tuesday 14 April 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN With regard to the currently vacant Hydro building on King Island: ANSWER Question 1: Can the Minister provide an update on the status and intended future use of the building Question 2: Is the Minister aware of any […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 14 April 2026 Today during Special Interest Matters I spoke about Creative Paper Tasmania, a thriving tourism experience based in Wynyard. You can view my speech here: […]
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You can listen to my interview with Leon Compton about this week’s PAC hearings here: […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 24 March Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President. I rise to support the motion. I thank the honourable member for Nelson for bringing it forward. I note that this is a matter that people have very strong views about, and there’s many members of this House, and community broadly, who have had […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Thanks, Mr President. I’d like to support the motion from the member for Hobart, and I will traverse over some of the information she’s already provided because I think I’m going to keep it in context and relevant, but it is also to raise my […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 26 March 2026 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, this bill has been a vexed issue for some time, an issue the government has certainly not covered itself in glory with, through its handling of this issue at large. The cynic in me sees this as a level of political game-playing and […]
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 25 March 2026 Ms FORREST question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY QUESTION 1: In 2022, the then Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing, Minister Barnett, announced changes were being made to the EOI process to address concerns about land banking and to set milestones for […]
Tasmania’s Fiscal Crisis Demands More Than Politics as Usual On 27 February 2026, Treasury released a document that should have concerned every Tasmanian. The Fiscal Sustainability Report, prepared by Treasury itself, delivered a finding that demands urgent attention: Tasmania’s public finances are projected to rapidly deteriorate, and without immediate action, the problem will move beyond […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms FORREST question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY Recognising that Neighbourhood Houses are increasingly stretched, relied upon as essential community infrastructure, and facing growing safety pressures, and noting the Minister’s commitment in November to undertake a Needs Analysis across the network; ANSWER: A […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – The motion raises key matters related to the neurodegenerative condition of Parkinson’s and the challenges we have in this state. In moving this motion, I speak with both conviction and genuine concern for the thousands of Tasmanians living with Parkinson’s […]
Today I spoke in Parliament about Tasmanian science and natural history filmmaker, Kirsten Slemint. You can watch my speech here: […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 19 March 2026 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Premier’s Address, and I do so with a measure of genuine goodwill towards the aspirations he has expressed for our island home. Tasmania is indeed a remarkable place. The people of Murchison, my electorate, and […]
