House of Assembly speaker Mark Shelton has rejected a claim that some House of Assembly members may have been under the influence of alcohol during the final vote on gaming legislation last month. Lower house members engaged in a 23-hour debate over separate sittings in October and passed the controversial gaming bill late at night […]
The Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 2021 is currently before the Legislative Council. Listen to my speech here: […]
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I was fortunate to attend Burnie High School’s production of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ on Saturday 11th September at the Burnie Arts and Function Centre. You can view the transcript of this speech here: https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/special-interest […]
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Noting the achievement of Wynyard Yacht Club members Chris Symonds and his support worker Ela Klinger who participated in the Hansa Para World Championships in Palermo, Sicily, in October 2021: […]
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Listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here: […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 28 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT 1. Are there currently any density limits for parents and visitors attending school assemblies, award presentations and events such as carnivals to enable all parents who wish to attend to do so; 2. If so, are any […]
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 27 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The federal Attorney-General, Michaelia Cash, has indicated a Religious Discrimination Bill will be introduced to the Federal Parliament by December 2021. Two previous iterations of the Bill have included provisions that effectively override and weaken section […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 26 October, 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I move that the Legislative Council notes – (1) The achievement of Wynyard Yacht Club members Chris Symonds and his support worker Ela Klinger who will be travelling to Palermo, Sicily, to participate in the Hansa Para World Championships scheduled for 2-9 October 2021; (2) […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the enactment of the legislation relating to the expungement of historic criminal records for homosexuality and for cross-dressing in 2017, I understand there have not been any successful expungement applications as noted in the […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT I need to give some historical background to my question. In January 2015 the Coroner’s Office failed to recognise Ben Jago as a deceased male partner’s senior next-of-kin resulting in Ben not being able to see his […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) Prior to the election, then health minister, Sarah Courtney released a statement committing to enable pharmacist immunisers access to NIP vaccines and to undertake a scope of practice review for pharmacists: (a) What is […]
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Kirsty Slemint, a science communicator and documentary filmmaker from North-West Tasmania, is the first Australian to be offered a place at the prestigious National Film and Television School in the UK. Listen to her story here: […]
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