Parliament
General updates and contributions from Ruth’s work in the Tasmanian Parliament.
AFL Finals matches played in Tasmania
Legislative Council, Thursday 2 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the two AFL Finals matches played in…
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Estimated Outcome figures
Legislative Council, Thursday 2 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Please provide Estimated Outcome figures for all line items in…
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Animal Welfare – Van Dairy VDL Farms
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT 1. Have there been any further animal welfare concerns raised since…
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Basslink interconnector outage
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the legal dispute between the government and Basslink…
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COVID-19 Vaccinations status and employment
Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to COVID-19 vaccination status and employment in Tasmania: 1…
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AFL Games – Relocation to Tasmania
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the two AFL finals matches played in…
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Payment of Paralympians
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 Ms FORREST to MINISTER for SPORT AND RECREATION, Ms HOWLETT Is it the case there is a $20,000 payment to all able-bodied Olympians who…
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Budget Reply Speech
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I welcome the opportunity to reply to the budget. It is important we address our minds to the…
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SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – Walking Wynyard Project
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 August 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – We hear a lot about placemaking these days, a process centred on the community’s assets, focusing on its people and…
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Ambulance response times
Legislative Council, Thursday 26 August 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Ambulance response times in the Circular Head…
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Employment of school nurses
Legislative Council, Wednesday 25 August 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT During the 2021 election the State Government committed to the…
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SUPPLY BILL (No. 3) 2021
Legislative Council, Wednesday 25 August 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, as I mentioned when we moved the Suspension of Standing Orders to enable this bill to be dealt…
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