Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
Worker Visa Delays
Legislative Council, Wednesday 19 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Federal immigration and Visa processing delays in areas of workforce shortage…
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Zeehan Power Outage
Legislative Council, Wednesday 19 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT, Mrs HISCUTT In a recent extended power outage in Zeehan, reportedly due to power lines down…
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CLIMATE CHANGE (STATE ACTION) AMENDMENT BILL 2021
Legislative Council, Thursday 29 September 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am very aware of the real challenges we face and the amount of time lost, particularly under…
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The Unconformity Festival – UNTV
Legislative Council, Tuesday 18 October, 2022 Ms. FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I expect you are of an age where you can remember the attraction of going to the drive-in…
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King Island – Shipment of Cattle by JBS
Legislative Council, Tuesday 18 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the decision by JBS Australia Pty Ltd to ship cattle from…
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Rates on Properties Listed on Booking Platforms
Legislative Council, Tuesday 18 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the well known and concerning housing shortage,…
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King Island – Forest Practices Officers
Legislative Council, Tuesday 18 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms HISCUTT With regard to visits to King Island by forest practices…
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Biosecurity on King Island and Truck Wash Down Facility
Legislative Council, Tuesday 18 October 2022 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for PRIMARY INDUSTRIES and WATER, Ms PALMER Regarding biosecurity on King Island and the lack of a truck wash…
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Tasmania Police – Complaint Management Process
Legislative Council, Tuesday 27 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to police investigations into matters related to…
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HOMES TASMANIA BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 7 September 2022 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I was not really planning to get up straight away but no one else did. Between the time this…
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Historical Review into Actions of William Crowther
Legislative Council, Thursday 8 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE CONCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation (CHAC) is calling on the…
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Management of TasBuild Limited
Legislative Council, Thursday 8 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT TasBuild was created to manage the portable long service leave…
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