Parliament

General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.

QON – Retail energy pricing
QON – Retail energy pricing

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the way retail pricing is set by the Office of the Tasmanian Economic…

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QON – JackJumpers in Schools
QON – JackJumpers in Schools

Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to a JackJumpers media release of 25 September 2023 titled “JackJumpers launch into schools…

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Question on Notice – QuayLink project
Question on Notice – QuayLink project

Legislative Council, Wednesday 15 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to contract variations related to the QuayLink project: (a)…

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Question on Notice – TasPorts Operations and Governance
Question on Notice – TasPorts Operations and Governance

Legislative Council, Wednesday 15 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT QUESTION: (1) With regard to the operations of TasPorts and the recently…

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NWPH Maternity Transition
NWPH Maternity Transition

Legislative Council, Thursday 16 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the North West Private Hospital transition to…

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King Island – Shipping Freight Price Review 2
King Island – Shipping Freight Price Review 2

Legislative Council, Thursday 16 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Summary report on the findings from…

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King Island Freight Price Review
King Island Freight Price Review

Legislative Council, Thursday 16 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Summary report on the findings from…

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Adjournment Speech – Huntington’s Disease
Adjournment Speech – Huntington’s Disease

Legislative Council, Thursday 19 October 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I wish to use this opportunity on adjournment to speak about Huntington’s disease and request the Government take certain…

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MOTION – State Policies and Projects – Order
MOTION – State Policies and Projects – Order

Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, we are here to consider a referral of the Government’s Macquarie Point proposal, also known as the stadium,…

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King Island Dairy Facility – Review – Flow-on Effect on Small Business
King Island Dairy Facility – Review – Flow-on Effect on Small Business

Legislative Council, Thursday 9 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for SMALL BUSINESS, Mr DUIGAN With regard to the announcement by Saputo Dairy Australia with regard to the review…

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King Island Dairy – Ownership of Brand
King Island Dairy – Ownership of Brand

Legislative Council, Thursday 9 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for PRIMARY INDUSTRIES and WATER, Ms PALMER A follow-up question with regard to this matter: does the minister believe…

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King Island Dairy Facility – Review
King Island Dairy Facility – Review

Legislative Council, Thursday 10 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for PRIMARY INDUSTRIES and WATER, Ms PALMER With regard to the announcement by Canadian-owned company Saputo Dairy Australia regarding…

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