Media
Media appearances and press coverage featuring Ruth Forrest.
Burnie High School Musical – Sleeping Beauty
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…
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Notice of Motion – Wynyard Yacht Club members Chris Symonds and Ela Klinger
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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TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 3 November 2021
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Special Interest Matters – Kirsten Slemint, filmmaker
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…
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ABC Breakfast with Belinda King – Raising the age of Criminal Responsibility
Today I spoke with Belinda King about raising the age of criminal responsibility. You can listen to the interview here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Breakfast With Belinda King [...]Read…
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Intersex legislative changes push
There’s hope the government will take the lead to implement legislative changes to protect intersex children from undergoing unnecessary, non-consenting medical intervention. Intersex is an umbrella term for variations of…
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TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 18 October 2021
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TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 04 October 2021
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Community space in art and nature
PLACEMAKING is a process centred on the community’s assets that focuses on its people, capitalising on their needs and aspirations with the aim of creating public spaces that promote people’s…
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Special Interest Matters – The Unconformity Festival
The Unconformity is an arts organisation that holds a unique festival every two years in Queenstown on the West Coast of Tasmania.After a break due to Covid in 2020, the…
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TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 20 September 2021
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Triple M Hobart – The Brian Carlton Show
There is a petition currently before the Legislative Council calling for a review of the planning process. You can listen to my interview with Triple M Hobart’s Brian Carlton here:…
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