One thing I learned from our recent Legislative Council hearings into Hydro Tasmania and Tas Networks was the cavernous disconnect between what may be possible and what may be profitable. Another interconnector, more wind power and green hydrogen are all perfectly feasible, but will the Tasmanian community be better off? Who benefits and who pays? […]
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MOST of us want to leave this world in a better state than it is. All the talk of renewable energy, hydrogen and the proposed Marinus Link suggest there’s hope, but trying to get answers to the many questions is like pulling teeth. The government insists all three complement one another. Maybe but who will […]
You can listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here: […]
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The United Nations is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2021 […]
You can listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here: […]
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Independent MLCs broadly supported these measures as being evidence-based ways of decreasing harm to problem gamblers without impacting recreational players, and to allow venues to implement them by 2028. Murchison independent MLC Ruth Forrest said she did not understand why the major parties would not support it, and that there was no guarantee of further […]
It’s a terrible cliché but Tasmania is really at the crossroads. The last few months of life in the corridors of powers has been a deeply unsettling experience. The carefully nurtured growth in the Legislative Council as a respected house of review no longer has a majority of Independent Members. When both major parties join […]
The Burnie Surf Life Saving Club celebrated its Centenary on Saturday 13 November, 2021 […]
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You can listen to my interview with Leon Compton, where I discuss the scrutiny of the Gaming Control Amendment Bill currently before the Legislative Council here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings […]
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You can listen to me speak on my proposed amendment to Clause 155, Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 2021 relating to EGM licence fees and taxes, as well as my reply to other members comments here. The transcript of this speech can be viewed here: https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/legislation The tabled document referred to in my speech […]
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 17 November 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the recent removal of a popular and well utilised barbecue shed on the Western side of the Black River near Spionkop in Circular Head: 1. Who, or which department, made the decision or […]
An upper house member has claimed Tasmanians still have little knowledge of what pokies reforms will look like in the community even after two elections, but the government and Labor have blocked a move for further scrutiny. The Legislative Council voted eight to six against a motion to send the government’s pokies reforms to a […]
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