Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
Response to MOTION – Deloitte Access Economics Report: Social and Economic Impact of Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) Reform Use in Tasmania
Legislative Council, Tuesday 24 March Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President. I rise to support the motion. I thank the honourable member for Nelson for bringing it forward. I note…
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Response to MOTION – Florfenicol Use in Tasmania
Legislative Council, Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Thanks, Mr President. I’d like to support the motion from the member for Hobart, and I will traverse over some…
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UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA (PROTECTION OF LAND) BILL 2025
Legislative Council, Thursday 26 March 2026 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, this bill has been a vexed issue for some time, an issue the government has certainly not covered…
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Question on Notice – EOI Process
Legislative Council, Wednesday 25 March 2026 Ms FORREST question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY QUESTION 1: In 2022, the then Minister for State Development,…
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QWN – Neighbourhood Houses
Legislative Council, Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms FORREST question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY Recognising that Neighbourhood Houses are increasingly stretched, relied upon as…
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MOTION – Parkinson’s Disease in Tasmania
Legislative Council, Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – The motion raises key matters related to the neurodegenerative condition of Parkinson’s and the challenges…
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MOTION – Premier’s Address – Reply
Legislative Council, Thursday 19 March 2026 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Premier’s Address, and I do so with a measure of…
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QWN – Halls Hut
Legislative Council, Thursday 19 March Ms THOMaS on behalf of Ms FORREST question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY With regard to the heritage-listed Halls…
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QWN – Comparison of Budget Estimates
Legislative Council, Thursday 19 March 2026 Ms FORREST question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY With regard to the state budgets and forward estimates over…
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QWN – Lake Malbena Lease
Legislative Council, Thursday 19 March 2026 Ms THOMAS on behalf of Ms FORREST question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVECOUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY With regard to Wild Drake’s commercial…
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QWN – Home Education Child Safety
Legislative Council, Tuesday 17 March 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for EDUCATION, Ms PALMER Acknowledging that the number of parents choosing to educate their children at home has been…
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Today I spoke in Parliament about some of the wonderful achievements of Hellyer College students in 2025. You can watch my speech here: [...]Read More... from SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS
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