Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
Motion for Respect: Report into Workplace Culture in the Tasmanian Ministerial and Parliamentary Services
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I support the motion as noted and moved by the Leader. I wish to speak in broad terms to the report itself, acknowledging that…
Read more
Questions On Notice
I asked a number of questions relating to the 2022-23 Budget in Parliament and the Government provided the following answers: Risk_Management_Fund Fiscal_Action_Strategy Imputed_Rents [...]Read More... from Questions On Notice
Read more
Social Housing (including disability)
Legislative Council, Thursday 25 August 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Government’s policies around access to affordable and…
Read more
King Island Shipping
Legislative Council, Tuesday 23 August 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to shipping services for King Island – 1. What…
Read more
King Island Fuel Prices
Legislative Council, Tuesday 23 August 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to shipping services for King Island – retail fuel…
Read more
POLICE OFFENCES AMENDMENT (WORKPLACE PROTECTION) BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 June 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, this is one of the bills that normally I would prepare a few written thoughts. I am not…
Read more
Adjournment speech – Comments by Judge on Rape Case
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 June 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I rise on adjournment to reference an article that was in the Mercury today. I read from this…
Read more
Motion – Establishment of a Joint Sessional Gender and Equality Committee
You can listen to my speech explaining the establishment of a Joint Sessional Gender and Equality Committee here: A transcript of the speech is also available by clicking on the…
Read more
MOTION – Joint Sessional Gender and Equality Committee
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That a Joint Sessional Gender and Equality Committee be appointed with power to send for persons and papers, with leave to…
Read more
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (ELECTIONS) BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 June 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I have listened to the debate and found that even among members who currently have or have had…
Read more
MOTION – SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER
Legislative Council, Wednesday 2 June 2022 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (ELECTIONS) BILL 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I have a few comments that are directly related to the motion…
Read more
LAND TAX RATING AMENDMENT BILL 2022
Legislative Council, Wednesday 4 May 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I cannot recall in recent times a shorter second reading speech than the one we just heard. This…
Read moreConnect
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089942561556
- https://twitter.com/RuthForrestMLC
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-forrest-151b4915/
- https://www.youtube.com/@ruthforrestmlc9491
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?
- Mental health in political life vital to democracy
- ABC Mornings – 3 March 2026
- Hydro’s challenges are part of a system-wide pattern affecting every other major public entity in the state
- Why our Budget needs to confront reality, not continue to pretend we’re living in fantasy land
- Six Months In, Hydro’s “Subdued Year” Looks More Like a Storm Warning
- Hydro’s profit (and ours) will be under water