THIS year’s Federal budget and the Opposition response suggest there is $300 billion worth of revenue over the next 10 years that the Government is willing to hand back to taxpayers. What may appear to cynics as a vote-buying exercise has been pitched as tax reform. We are part of a federal system. When it […]
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Legislative Council Tuesday 15 August 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr Deputy President, I move – That the Legislative Council – (1) Notes the economic benefit of investment in infrastructure, particularly long term intergenerational infrastructure; (2) Notes infrastructure funding is often influenced by election cycles; and (3) Calls on both Houses […]
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MLCs Hon Ruth Forrest and Hon Ivan Dean discuss the role of the Legislative Council with Leon Compton on ABC Mornings […]
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What is the role of the Tasmanian Legislative Council? It is timely to consider this important question in light of recent public comment suggesting the Legislative Council lacks relevance and is obstructionist. The role, as noted in its 2016-17 Annual Report, is threefold: “(i) to authorise the raising of revenue and the expenditure of state […]
The only promise missing from this election campaign is the one we most desperately need. A State Optometrist. Someone to check the vision of those responsible for the daily deluge of pledges from all parties with little connection to any clearly articulated vision or long term plan. The majority Government of the last four […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 16 August 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Mr Deputy President, I have a question to the Acting Leader for the Treasurer as shareholder minister for Sustainable Timber Tasmania, formerly Forestry Tasmania. Regarding the impending sale of 29 000 hectares of plantations […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 23 August 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding the upgrade of the Bass Highway bypass at Wynyard, what provisions have been made resulting from the installation of the York Street, Bass Highway junction roundabout to enable safe access to York Street […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 23 August 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding water quality in Queenstown, including the water that flows into Macquarie Harbour – (1) Has any testing of the water that leaves the Mount Lyell mine site and runs through the town been […]
Legislative Council – Wednesday 18 October 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, as it is only 4 o’clock, I am wondering why we are not going with the motion of the member for Mersey. We were set to sit until 6 o’clock and that would give us more time tomorrow. I do not […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 29 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I am happy to support this bill. I have some questions, but I do not know that the Leader will have some responses to them at a later time. I also wish to declare my interest in the arts. We all have […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 29 November 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I support the legislation. This is an important step and needed. Great harm has been caused to people over the years, particularly in terms of institutionalised sexual abuse of children, as the royal commission found. It must have been harrowing for those […]
