Legislative Council, Wednesday 23 October 2024 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, perhaps some of us would not have quite expected this bill to come on so quickly, and so may not be fully prepared. However, I also recall the long and somewhat tortuous debate we had on the electoral reform in 2023, where we […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 23 October 2024 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE, Mr VINCENT My question is with deep congratulations – because I forgot to do it earlier – to the Minister for Infrastructure. I am sure he will do a fine job. We are really glad to have the Minister for Infrastructure in […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 23 October 2024 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for WOMEN, Ms PALMER I congratulate and thank the Premier for giving this portfolio back to our colleague in this House. I know she has a passion for it. Minister, will you ensure that all legislation has a gender lens put across it, where […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 23 October 2024 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE, Mr VINCENT Has the minister a plan to ensure TasPorts operates for the benefit of the state and works constructively with all their customers, and if so, what does this plan involve? ANSWER Mr President, having been minister for some 30 minutes […]
Legislative Council. Monday 21 October 2024 APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 2024 (No. 39) Capital Services – Capital Investment Program Ms FORREST – Madam Deputy Chair, the committee ran out of time in Education. We heard Treasury and Infrastructure. At the time, there was so much change and other portfolios for minister Ferguson and then we […]
You can listen to my latest interview with Leon Compton here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings – TasPorts […]
Legislative Council, Monday 21 October 2024 Mr President, I wish to raise an issue on adjournment regarding TasPorts – I was considering including this in my noting of the GAA Report, however it is a little unclear as to when I will be able to deliver that. Due to this uncertainty and after listening to […]
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My latest interview on ABC Mornings is available here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings – Leon Compton […]
You can listen to my latest interview with Richard Perno here: Ruth Forrest · Tas Talks with Richard Pernot […]
The sacked chair of TT-Line Mike Grainger and the outgoing CEO Bernard Dwyer appeared before the Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday 8 October to give their side of the Spirit of Tasmania ‘debacle’. You can listen to my interview with Leon Compton here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings With Leon Compton – TT Line […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 10 September 2024 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will try not to repeat anything I have already said in relation to the previous debate. I want to say at the outset that I support the introduction of this legislation for a number of reasons. One particularly is that some of […]
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“The Montello Primary School community feel “disrespected and unheard” following school funding announced in the state budget. While the government committed a further $2.5 million, taking the overall state funding to $9.6 million, Ms Forrest said it “always was underfunded and inadequate”. You can read the rest of my comments relating to the funding allocation […]
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