REMEMBER when the pandemic first struck, we dreamed of life where the welcome new spirit of cooperation would continue allowing us to start fixing all the problems that the pandemic ruthlessly exposed? What happened? The rich seem to be getting richer and the poor a little poorer. And all the front-line workers have been told […]
You can listen to my interview on ABC Mornings, where I discuss the recent announcement of Macquarie Point as the location for a new stadium, at the link below: Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings […]
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 7 September 2022 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I was not really planning to get up straight away but no one else did. Between the time this bill was debated downstairs and now it is here, I have read through the bill and all the information that has been provided alongside it, […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 8 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE CONCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation (CHAC) is calling on the Government to commence an inquiry to review the historical evidence and the statements made by the Hobart City Council, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre and the […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 8 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT TasBuild was created to manage the portable long service leave scheme for eligible employees in the Tasmanian construction industry by registering records of any reported relevant employment undertaken by a worker in a single account […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 8 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT I asked the Leader on 24 August about the high cost of living on King Island, mainly due to transport costs of food like fruit and vegetables. The Leader stated that Bass Island Line (BIL) is […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 8 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT On Tuesday 23 August I asked the Leader a number of questions with regard to shipping services for King Island. I noted that retail fuel prices were on average usually 40 cents to 45 cents higher […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 7 September 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I support the motion as noted and moved by the Leader. I wish to speak in broad terms to the report itself, acknowledging that all the points the Leader has raised have my full support and acknowledgement. I also note, Mr President, your […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 6 September 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That the Council – (1) notes the 160-year history of Public Accounts Committees in Tasmania; and (2) recognises the key role of Public Accounts Committees in public sector accountability, ensuring transparency in the scrutiny of government expenditure, service delivery and […]
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Ms FORREST (Murchison) – After a time of heightened anxiety for the arts in and around Burnie, exciting things are now happening at the arts and cultural space in Burnie. As we know, along with the rest of Tasmania, as we re emerge from the pandemic restrictions – a situation which had such a dramatic […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 6 September 2022 The ‘Burnie Arts’ brand has been established to encompass and promote a reinvigorated arts scene through a new multi-arts platform, burniearts.net, which is described on its home page as “a cultural hub serving Burnie and North-West Tasmania” promoting the performing and visual arts as well as the Burnie Regional […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Government’s policies around access to affordable and accessible housing and the response related to the construction of social housing, including housing for those with a disability, the response last week included […]
