Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
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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King Island – Freight Services
Legislative Council, Thursday 8 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT I asked the Leader on 24 August about the high cost…
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King Island – Shipping Services
Legislative Council, Thursday 8 September 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT On Tuesday 23 August I asked the Leader a number of…
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MOTION – Consideration of Resolution from House of Assembly – Motion for Respect: Report into Workplace Culture in the Tasmanian Ministerial and Parliamentary Services
Legislative Council, Wednesday 7 September 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I support the motion as noted and moved by the Leader. I wish to speak in broad terms…
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MOTION – Public Accounts Committees – 160 Years in Tasmania
Legislative Council, Tuesday 6 September 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That the Council – (1) notes the 160-year history of Public Accounts Committees in Tasmania;…
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Special Interest Matters- Burnie Arts
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – After a time of heightened anxiety for the arts in and around Burnie, exciting things are now happening at the arts and cultural space in Burnie.…
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Social Housing – King Island
Legislative Council, Wednesday, 7 September 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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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