Upper house MPs have thrown their support behind firefighters seeking funding support from lower house candidates standing in this Saturday’s election. Following a series of incidents requiring career firefighting crews in the Devonport area in recent weeks, North-West independent MLCs Ruth Forrest and Mike Gaffney have said better resourcing is needed. The United Firefighters Union […]
I appreciate my regular catch up with Shane Crawford, our Waratah/Wynyard General Manager (GM) to discuss matters raised with me by constituents and other areas of mutual interest and the benefit of our community. A summary of some topics of discussion can be viewed here: https://ruthforrest.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WWC_Update_April_2021-ace.pdf […]
Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest who grew up on a dairy farm says there’s been a regulatory failure across all levels of government with Van Dairy.Further comments by Lachlan Bennett (ABC News) follow Ruth Forrest · Van Dairy […]
Ruth Forrest MLC joins Mike O’Loughlin on Tasmania Talks Ruth Forrest · Tasmania Talks interview 14 04 21 […]
A FED up Legislative Council may call in an independent arbiter in future when governments refuse to hand over documents to parliamentary committees. The recommendation was contained in the report of a Legislative Council Select Committee inquiry into the Production of Documents. The inquiry came about following high-profile disputes over documents between the government and […]
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WHILE an early election was not unexpected, few expected such an indecent and a disingenuous rush to the ballot box. The signs had been there for weeks, a government clearing the decks, with promised legislation related to key election issues of political donations and pokies nowhere to be seen. The Premier has led a stable […]
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The Legislative Council Select Committee on the Production of Documents has tabled its final Report. The Committee was established in response to disputes over the production of documents between governments and the Tasmanian Legislative Council and its Committees including Joint Committees. The report makes six recommendations. The Report is available on the Parliament of Tasmania […]
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Should the State Government disclose the tax rate that the Federal Hotel Group will be charged on their poker machines if they win the election? Ruth Forrest · ABC mornings with Leon Compton – Federal Group […]
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My opinion piece, provided in full can been read here: The signs have been there for some weeks. A government clearing the decks with promised, significant legislation related to key election issues of political donations and pokies nowhere to be seen. But few expected such an indecent rush to the ballot box. The Premier has […]
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Ruth Forrest MLC – Contribution on the Justice Miscellaneous Commissions Of Inquiry Bill 2021 […]
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Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to concerns raised related to reports of substantial effluent discharge into waterways from North-West dairy farms, including media coverage: 1. What monitoring has been done in the Welcome River for dairy effluent;2. Who undertakes this monitoring;a. how and where […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 24 March, 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, it is no surprise we see this bill presented for the obvious reason that the 2014 bill was fundamentally flawed, as a number of us pointed out at the time. I was not aware that the 2019 debate was guillotined. It was in […]
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