WOMEN on low incomes and in regional Tasmania are being disadvantaged because of a lack of abortion services in public hospitals, says Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest. She will move a motion in the Legislative Council calling on Health MinisterMichael Ferguson to ensure all Tasmanian women have equitable access to termination of pregnancy services in the […]
Legislative Council Thursday 24 May 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I welcome the opportunity to make some comments in reply to Her Excellency’s speech on the opening of the Forty-Ninth Parliament. I do not intend to cover areas more appropriately addressed in a reply to the state budget, which is almost upon us. […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 23 May 2018 John Duigan Sailing Schedule Port of Grassy – Fertiliser Shed and Operating Hours Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to the King Island shipping service provided by Bass Island Line, since the commencement of the John Duigan – […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 23 May 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, provision of accessible quality healthcare is a fundamental responsibility of the state government. It is always a challenging area because demand will always outstrip capacity. That becomes evident at some peak demand times, such as during the winter in Tasmania, when medical admissions […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 22 May, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, my contribution will be brief. I will ask a number of questions of the member moving the motion. I start with the same questions I asked during debate on the motion previously put by the member for Launceston. Is this an area of […]
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Legislative Council Tuesday 22 May, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, access to housing and the rise of the sharing economy in short-term accommodation through Airbnb, Stayz and other platforms has been raised many times with me as a member of this place. People are facing some serious challenges with this. It is not […]
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SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS Tuesday 22 May 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I believe lifelong learning and personal and professional development are important in all professions and workplaces. We all come to parliament with our own life experience, background and knowledge from prior professions and community involvement. None of us comes with a complete […]
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS Tuesday 22 May 2018 I believe that lifelong learning and personal and professional development are important in all professions and workplaces […]
THIS year’s Federal budget and the Opposition response suggest there is $300 billion worth of revenue over the next 10 years that the Government is willing to hand back to taxpayers. What may appear to cynics as a vote-buying exercise has been pitched as tax reform. We are part of a federal system. When it […]
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Legislative Council Tuesday 15 August 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr Deputy President, I move – That the Legislative Council – (1) Notes the economic benefit of investment in infrastructure, particularly long term intergenerational infrastructure; (2) Notes infrastructure funding is often influenced by election cycles; and (3) Calls on both Houses […]
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MLCs Hon Ruth Forrest and Hon Ivan Dean discuss the role of the Legislative Council with Leon Compton on ABC Mornings […]
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What is the role of the Tasmanian Legislative Council? It is timely to consider this important question in light of recent public comment suggesting the Legislative Council lacks relevance and is obstructionist. The role, as noted in its 2016-17 Annual Report, is threefold: “(i) to authorise the raising of revenue and the expenditure of state […]
