Media
Media appearances and press coverage featuring Ruth Forrest.
TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 7 February 2022
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Ruth Forrest’s RAT claims, rejected by Federal Health
Independent Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest says North-West Coasters have been let down by both the state and federal governments when it comes to COVID test result wait times and the…
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TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 13 December, 2021
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TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 29 NOVEMBER 2021
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Liberals, Labor failure to consider pokies harm minimisation causes frustration in Legislative Council
Independent MLCs broadly supported these measures as being evidence-based ways of decreasing harm to problem gamblers without impacting recreational players, and to allow venues to implement them by 2028. Murchison…
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Special Interest Matters – Burnie Surf Life Saving Club Centenary
The Burnie Surf Life Saving Club celebrated its Centenary on Saturday 13 November, 2021 [...]Read More... from Special Interest Matters – Burnie Surf Life Saving Club Centenary
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ABC Mornings with Leon Compton – Gaming Control Amendment Bill
You can listen to my interview with Leon Compton, where I discuss the scrutiny of the Gaming Control Amendment Bill currently before the Legislative Council here: Ruth Forrest · ABC…
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Labor, Liberals vote against scrutiny of pokies reforms in Legislative Council
An upper house member has claimed Tasmanians still have little knowledge of what pokies reforms will look like in the community even after two elections, but the government and Labor…
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Special Interest Matters – Women in Resources National Awards
Congratulations to the Step in 2020 People Improvers program for being one of the winners of 2021 BHP Women in Resources National Awards. Listen to their story here: [...]Read…
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ABC Breakfast with Belinda King
Today I spoke with Belinda King about raising the age of criminal responsibility. You can listen to the interview here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings [...]Read More... from ABC…
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TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 15 November 2021
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Elwick Labor MLC Josh Willie argues pokies debate no longer front of mind for Glenorchy community
A Labor MLC representing the part of the state most heavily saturated with poker machines says the reform debate is no longer of much interest to his community as he…
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