Legislative Council Tuesday 23 March, 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, an electorate familiarisation tour provides an opportunity for members to showcase their electorates on a rotational basis as a means of informing other members of some of the industries, businesses, enterprises, opportunities and challenges that form part of that electorate. The electorate of […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 23 March, 2021 An electorate familiarisation tour provides an opportunity for Members to ‘showcase’ the electorates on a rotational basis as a means of informing the other Members of some of the industries, businesses, enterprises, opportunities and challenges that form a part of that electorate. Last month, from 23-26 February I was […]
Made up of many small communities, our beautiful North-West Coast provides economic benefit to our state well above many of the more populous areas. Every community is unique and special, offering different opportunities and challenges. The uniqueness and the relative isolation of many communities appears poorly understood or appreciated by policy makers tasked with meeting […]
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Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am all for making bold decisions; however, it often happens – and I do not think it is coincidental – that those people pushing for bold initiatives stand to benefit the most. They are usually a different set of people from those who pick up the tab when […]
COVID-19 caused enormous suffering and hardship, socially, economically and personally. Some were directly impacted more than others but no one remains untouched. We learned new ways of doing things and there are positive outcomes. Let’s hope the lessons that have seen the Australian economy survive COVID-19 aren’t quickly forgotten. […]
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Following the wonderful electorate tour of King Island it was really good to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing King Islanders and other public interest matters with Wade on King Island radio – you can listen to this interview in the link below. https://www.mixcloud.com/kingislandradio/interview-with-mlc-ruth-forrest/ […]
Parliament is a workplace. There are members, parliamentary staff, ministers and their staff and public servants of varying ages gender and seniority. Workplaces have a culture, the way they do things. Our parliaments generally have a poor culture with lack of clear ‘rules’ and few formal processes to address behaviours that would attract a formal […]
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An Upper House inquiry has been established to inquire into the health outcomes and access to health and hospital services for Tasmanians living in rural and remote Tasmania. Electronic submissions are encouraged and all relevant information can be found here: […]
I actually can’t believe we are so close to Christmas – it has been a year like no other. I would like to wish you all a very happy time over Christmas and the New Year acknowledging the very real heartache some will be experiencing who have family and friends in Sydney that were planning […]
A Tasmanian MP has taken the Prime Minister to task for what she called his “shameful” comments about men crying. Independent Member for Murchison Ruth Forrest said she was disappointed that Mr Morrison had recently accused Labor’s treasury spokesman Jim Chalmers of being “precious” for crying. “I’m terribly sorry; I mispronounced the shadow Treasurer’s name! […]
This year has been a challenging one in so many ways. Pressure on our relationships from family, to friends and colleagues, has been profound. For some, it has also heightened the risk and/or seriousness of family violence and abuse. Christmas, while a lovely family time for many, can be a time of great stress and […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 10 December, 2020 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Waratah Reservoir, I am informed that TasWater has sought permission from DPIPWE to decommission the Waratah Reservoir during the week of 8th of December. Please provide full details regarding: 1. The […]
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