Media
Media appearances and press coverage featuring Ruth Forrest.
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – BIG HART AND THE ACOUSTIC LIFE OF SHEDS
Big hART sheds light on incredible stories and brings them into the mainstream. The Acoustic Life of Sheds is one of many Big hART projects. [...]Read More... from SPECIAL INTEREST…
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Hospital EDs under review
Murchison Independent MLC Ruth Forrest hopes that latest review of hospital emergency departments will result in action to improve them. The state’s four hospital emergency departments are being examined closely…
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ABC Drive Hobart
Tasmanian Parliament passes law to ban bikies wearing club colours [...]Read More... from ABC Drive Hobart
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SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – THE UNCONFORMITY
The Unconformity is a contemporary arts festival that explores the paradoxes of Queenstown, a small mining community on Tasmania’s wild and mountainous West Coast. [...]Read More... from SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS…
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Special Interest Matters – Junction Arts Festival
The Junction Arts Festival is a wonderful annual community event and will be held in Launceston on 5th – 9th September [...]Read More... from Special Interest Matters – Junction Arts…
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ABC MORNINGS -INSIGNIA LEGISLATION, NBN, TASPORTS, CRICKET AUSTRALIA
Ruth Forrest MLC speaks about a range of topics including the upcoming motorcycle insignia legislation, NBN charges in regional areas, TasPorts and the ongoing Angela Williamson case [...]Read More... from…
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New bus service for Boat Harbour Primary School students
A new York Street and Flowerdale-Preolenna bus service will start on Monday for students at Boat Harbour Primary School. The new service is in response to issues with overcrowding on…
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Sacking investigation call – Abortion tweets fallout continues
ANOTHER Tasmanian MP has called for an inquiry into Cricket Australia’s sacking of a manager over her tweets on abortion. Murchison Independent MLC Ruth Forrest said there was evidence that…
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ABC Mornings Interview response to Angela Williamson dismissal
Ruth Forrest MLC speaks about the recent dismissal of Angela Williamson and the difficulties accessing terminations of pregnancy faced by Tasmanian women [...]Read More... from ABC Mornings Interview response to…
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ABC Mornings Interview with Angela Williamson
Angela Williamson speaks about her dismissal from Cricket Tasmania after expressing her opinion on the lack of access to terminations of pregnancy in the public health system in Tasmania. [...]Read…
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ABC Mornings – Pressure on Emergency Departments and Outlaw Motorcycle Legislation
MLC Ruth Forrest requests a briefing from Police Minister Michael Ferguson, for the Legislative Council regarding upcoming Outlaw Motorcycle legislation [...]Read More... from ABC Mornings – Pressure on Emergency Departments…
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FORREST UNHAPPY AT BIKIE COLOURS LAW SILENCE
A TASMANIAN MLC has lashed the state government for failing to provide a briefing on the controversial bikie colours legislation. Murchison independent MLC Ruth Forrest said she had twice sought…
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Newest Posts
- State Policies and Projects (Macquarie Point Precinct) Order 2025
- Parliament Misses Opportunity to Strengthen Budget Oversight as Fiscal Crisis Deepens
- Why I decided to accept the position of Treasurer if Tasmania has a Labor Minority government
- If you want to get to SurplusTown, would you start from here?
- My Response to Minister Duigan’s opinion piece in The Mercury 29 April 2026
- ANZAC Day Address Wynyard Dawn Service 25 April 2026
- Correspondence from Hydro Tasmania
- The story of easy money flowing from Hydro exports needs far greater attention and scrutiny
- GREYHOUND RACING LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS (PHASING OUT REFORM) BILL 2025
- QWN – Hydro Building – King Island