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Media appearances and press coverage featuring Ruth Forrest.
Ruth Forrest singled out and thanked by Premier Peter Gutwein in Sunday coronavirus briefing
Just one positive case of covid-19 has been recorded in a testing blitz at three aged care homes in the North-West and Premier Peter Gutwein has used the virus outbreak…
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‘We thought we were the safest place on earth’
Today’s editions of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age highlight the impact of the closure of the North-West Regional Hospital amid the Tasmanian coronavirus outbreak – believed to have…
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison under fire for allegation against North-West health care worker
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has come under fire after he alleged a North-West health worker who tested positive to COVID-19 was not truthful to health authorities. Mr Morrison told a…
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Looking for answers as a regional community comes under the national spotlight
Let’s keep NW Tasmania on the national radar so that after this pandemic passes we can ensure this region has the social and financial support we deserve to ensure this…
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ABC Mornings – NWRH staff impacted
Impact of comments made by Australia’s Chief Medical Officer on staff of the North West Regional Hospital [...]Read More... from ABC Mornings – NWRH staff impacted
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Ruth Forrest sends message of reassurance to North-West Coasters
Midwife and Member for Murchison Ruth Forrest has reached out to the North-West community to reassure them that their fears are normal and that medical care is available. “I absolutely…
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What went wrong in Tasmania
A month ago, Tasmania looked like the gold standard for tackling COVID-19. They’d closed the border early, and the state had no cases of community transmission. Since then, something’s gone…
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Coronavirus outbreak makes it crucial to stay home this Easter
With the outbreak of coronavirus in the North West the next 14 days are crucial because it can take this long for the symptoms to be evident for anyone exposed,…
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NWPH reinstates two senior midwives amid backlash
A decision to re-instate two senior midwives recently stood down from Burnie’s North West Private Hospital has been welcomed. However, Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest said it should not have been…
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Cuts to staff alarming
Standing down midwives when the State Government has a recruitment campaign to increase the size of the health workforce to cope with the coronavirus emergency did not make sense, a…
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Adjournment speech
Ruth Forrest MLC comments on the adjournment of Parliament The transcript of this speech can be found at link below: https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/adjournment [...]Read More... from Adjournment speech
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COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Amendments Bill 2020
Click on the link below to view the transcript of this speech: https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/legislation [...]Read More... from COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Amendments Bill 2020
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