Media
Media appearances and press coverage featuring Ruth Forrest.
Rural Health Services Inquiry
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…
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Ruth Forrest MLC says males should show their emotions, after Prime Minister’s dig at opponent
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…
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ABC Mornings with Leon Compton – NWRH report into Covid-19 outbreak
The Government releases its report into the North West Regional Hospital Covid-19 outbreak that occurred in April 2020 Ruth Forrest · 091220 ABC Mornings with Leon Compton [...]Read More...…
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The Energy Co-Ordination and Planning Amendment (Tasmanian Renewable Energy Target) Bill 2020
I am all for making bold decisions, but there are a lot of unanswered questions in my mind about this Bill, and concerns have also been raised by stakeholders. …
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Special Interest Matters – Chris Symonds and Wynyard Yacht Club
Chris Symonds is a well-known Wynyard sporting and community identity, who I have spoken about before. Chris has been sailing since he was nine years old and is a successful…
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Special Interest Matters – Step In program
Step In – Advancing Women in Industry is a pilot program designed to support women who are interested in moving into the mining, manufacturing and energy sectors. [...]Read More...…
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Special Interest Matters – Stewart McSweyn
Stewart McSweyn is a distance runner who has had a meteoric rise in the last couple of years and has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in three events, which is…
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Special Interest Matters – Emmerton Park Saints Super Fans
Chris Morris and Robert Palmer could be described as two of the most one-eyed true-blue St. Kilda fans you will ever meet! They recently received a surprise zoom call from none…
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ABC Mornings with Leon Compton – VAD Bill
Legislative Councillors move closer to a vote on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, but it could take a while due to the number of amendments Ruth Forrest · ABC…
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Husband shares wife’s story as voluntary assisted dying bill faces unclear fate in Tasmania
You could hardly write a sweeter opening scene for a silver-screen romance: man meets woman at dry cleaner, she cracks a funny joke, he’s immediately smitten. During Gwen and Daryl…
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Adjournment speech – Mass stranding of pilot whales
The eyes of the world have been on our state in recent days as a result of a mass stranding of pilot whales in a remote part of my electorate.…
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Special Interest Matters – Ian MacDougall
Vice Admiral Ian Donald George MacDougall passed away at the North-West Regional Hospital on the 1st July this year aged 82. The former sub-mariner chose to retire to the town…
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- State Policies and Projects (Macquarie Point Precinct) Order 2025
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- ABC Mornings – 3 March 2026
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- Why our Budget needs to confront reality, not continue to pretend we’re living in fantasy land
- Six Months In, Hydro’s “Subdued Year” Looks More Like a Storm Warning
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