Legislative Council, Wednesday 28 May 2025 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs PALMER With regard to the eligibility of patients aged 45-74 for the National Bowel Screening Program: 1) Acknowledging this is a national scheme facilitated by the Australian Government, what is the rationale for the eligibility for […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 28 May 2025 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE, Mr VINCENT I appreciate the response the minister has provided regarding the Bass Highway works between Wynyard and Marrawah. The follow-up question I have from that is: what is the reason for the delay in the release of federal government funds to […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 28 May 2025 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs PALMER In relation to the vacant 1 FTE radiation oncology position at NWRH; 1) Has this position been filled; a. If not, is there an expected timeline for appointment? […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 28 May 2025 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE, Mr VINCENT With regard to the Bass Highway – Wynyard to Marrawah upgrade: 1. Has a start date for the upgrade to the very dangerous section between Smithton and Marrawah, where frequent near misses occur, been determined;a. If so, when will works […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 27 May 2025 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs PALMER With regard to Cancer Services at the North West Regional Hospital: 1. How many specialist medical staff positions are currently filled in the areas of:a) Cancer – Haematology.b) Cancer – Medical Oncology.c) Cancer – Radiation […]
Wynyard High School student, Willow Cummins, joined me in Parliament this week undertaking her work experience placement. You can listen to the speech Willow prepared for me to deliver here: […]
You can listen to my latest interview with Leon Compton here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings with Leon Compton […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 10 April 2025 Ms FORREST – With any legislation I ask, what is this a problem that we need to fix? It is already illegal to carry such a dangerous item in a public place. It seems that the fact that it is illegal has not been an adequate deterrent. We have […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 8 April 2025 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, what a mess. Something that should have united our state has turned into a word that is unparliamentary. It is just – I find this really sad. Ms Webb – Tragic. Ms FORREST – That the government has stuffed this up to such […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 8 April 2025 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I appreciate the member for Elwick bringing this motion forward. It is obviously something she is very passionate about, too, and having seen the success of the JackJumpers – we should rightly be proud of them – who are housed in the electorate of […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 8 April 2025 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT It is an interesting answer, that one. Along a similar line, with regard to emergency management and communication during emergencies: (1) What departmental directive and/or Tasmanian state legislation prohibits local emergency services speaking to, informing […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 8 April 2025 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT It would seem there was great interest in this and a bit of a flurry of activity after I sent my question through a little while ago. Anyway, you never know what helps to progress […]
