Legislative Council, Thursday 3 November 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will make a very brief contribution on adjournment tonight. I sent in good faith questions to the Government earlier this week regarding traffic management at the Cam River Bridge. I will read the question. With regards to the works being undertaken at […]
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Legislative Council, 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the resourcing of SES regional units to ensure these units have appropriate and suitable equipment and vehicles; (1) How is the replacement of redundant vehicles managed; (2) What is the time frame and/or […]
Legislative Council, 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT According to communication in September from TasPorts and employees and as reported in the Advocate Newspaper on 5th October 2023 related to a governance review. This include reference to the cancellation of credit cards and an […]
Legislative Council, 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the recent termination of the TasPorts Chief Operating Officer and the decision by TasPorts to undertake a review of governance and related matters: 1. What specific matter or matters triggered the decision to […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to worker related matters at TasPorts: (a) Over the last six (6) years please provide numbers of staff resignation by employment level/title for each of the years including year to date; (b) […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Mr President, I rise on adjournment to speak of an urgent and important matter. Mr President – five women in Australia have been killed in the last ten days – this is one every two days in Australia. We know that on average one woman a week is killed […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the ‘COVID buses’ that were utilised as part of the COVID-19 response as mobile vaccination and testing vehicles; 1. Are these vehicles still part of the Government fleet; and if so: a. what […]
ALL state governments are facing sustainability problems. Tasmania is no exception. The instability of the government increases the unwillingness to face reality. Rather than have honest discussions about our plight our political leaders prefer Plan B, create a distraction and pretend it’s part of the solution. You won’t find a better diversion than talk about […]
You can listen to my latest interview on ABC Drive regarding political donations here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Northern Drive – Political Donations […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 18 October 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to 4WD track access to and within the Arthur Pieman Conservation Areas (APCA) (1) For all tracks closed since 2010: (a) What year was each closed; and (b) Please provide details (and where […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 12 September 2023 The motion states the Legislative Council notes the economic analysis provided by the Deloitte Access Economics report dated 2020 regarding the Tasmanian salmon industry and acknowledges that the Tasmanian salmon industry is a vital social and economic contributor to the Tasmanian community, and to quote from the report that […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 28 September 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am pleased to rise and speak on the Interim Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Public Accounts into the feasibility planning for the new sporting and events stadium in Hobart at Macquarie Point. This project has been broadly referred to as […]
