Media
Media appearances and press coverage featuring Ruth Forrest.
Parliament Misses Opportunity to Strengthen Budget Oversight as Fiscal Crisis Deepens
Media Release – 4 November 2025 Member for Murchison, Hon Ruth Forrest MLC expressed her disappointment by rejection of accountability reforms despite widespread concern over State’s finances A Bill to…
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Special Interest Matters – West Coast Pathways program
Today in Special Interest Matters I spoke about the success of the West Coast Wilderness Railway and Pathways Program. You can view the speech here: [...]Read More... from Special Interest…
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ABC Hobart Drive – TT Line
You can listen to my latest interview on ABC Radio Hobart’s Drive program here: [...]Read More... from ABC Hobart Drive – TT Line
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Critical Appraisal of TTLine 2024/25 Financials
Assessing the Fiscal Health and Future Viability of TTline The TTLine annual financials were lodged with ASIC 5 weeks ago without fanfare. Often, and more usually, they are lodged late…
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ABC Mornings – Public Accounts Committee
You can listen to my latest interview with Leon Compton on ABC radio here: [...]Read More... from ABC Mornings – Public Accounts Committee
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ABC Mornings – Co-ordinator General’s stadium comments
You can listen to my interview with Leon Compton here: [...]Read More... from ABC Mornings – Co-ordinator General’s stadium comments
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MEDIA RELEASE – Bill Introduced to Strengthen Budget Accountability
23 September 2025 Independent Member for Murchison, Hon Ruth Forrest MLC, has today introduced the Budget Accountability and Oversight Committee Bill 2025, establishing a new Parliamentary Standing Committee to ensure…
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SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – BreastScreen Tasmania
Today in Special Interest Matters I spoke about the importance of regular breast screening check-ups for women and the vital service that the mobile breast screening bus service provides to…
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ABC DRIVE – TPC Macquarie Point Stadium Assessment
You can listen to my interview with Lucy Cutting here: [...]Read More... from ABC DRIVE – TPC Macquarie Point Stadium Assessment
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Hybrid Budget buys time but at what cost to a State struggling with its leadership
Tasmanian needs a real budget, not a stopgap, to guide our future. The test of leadership is not how long you can delay hard decisions, but whether you have the…
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ABC Mornings – 25-26 Budget
You can listen to my interview with Leon Compton where I talk about the interim budget here: [...]Read More... from ABC Mornings – 25-26 Budget
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ABC Mornings – TT Line
You can listen to my interview with David Reilly on ABC Mornings here: [...]Read More... from ABC Mornings – TT Line
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- Tasmania warned state businesses risk draining budget as major project costs go higher, higher
- We’ve built our identity as a powerhouse of renewable energy, but we can’t see the same resource twice
- State Policies and Projects (Macquarie Point Precinct) Order 2025
- Parliament Misses Opportunity to Strengthen Budget Oversight as Fiscal Crisis Deepens
- ABC Drive – Wilkinsons Point
- ABC Mornings with Leon Compton
- OPINION – The GST deal was sold as fairness to win votes – the evidence says otherwise
- ABC MORNINGS WITH LEON COMPTON
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