Legislative Council, Tuesday 12 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the grants from the Australian Government for the 2023/24 year and the 2024/25 listed in the Budget Papers for 2023/24 Vol 1 on page 106 for Battery of the Nation (Tarraleah) and Project […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, layers of history and time come together to form a shared story. Each of our actions and our intentions contribute to this. The more we learn about the places we occupy, the more we remember that we have always known it but had […]
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The Unconformity festival returns to Queenstown in October 2023. You can listen to my Special Interest speech about the festival here: A transcript of this speech is available here: https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/special-interest/1126-special-interest-matters-unconformity-festival-2023 […]
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Tasmanians have a right to know all the facts on energy project, writes Ruth Forrest. As usual, when it comes to the Marinus Link project there are more questions than answers. Barely four weeks ago Premier Jeremy Rockliff drew a line in the sand and told his federal counterparts Tasmania couldn’t afford two Marinus cables, certainly […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 6 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the publicly available Early Works proposal lodged by Marinus Link P/L with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), and given the ultimate intention for Marinus Link P/L is to be established via the […]
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You can listen to my latest interview with Leon Compton here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Mornings with Leon Compton […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to roadworks underway on the Bass Highway between Wynyard and Marrawah, specifically at the Tollymore Road junction and surrounding areas at Flowerdale, can you provide a progress update on the following; 1) Are there […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to disability access ramps for passengers on Gordon River cruise ships wishing to access Sarah Island and Heritage Landing, I am informed that Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) are getting new ramps built. These […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the review undertaken by the Tasmanian Office of the Economic Regulator (OTTER) into King Island freight costs and related matters, noting the Report has been received by the Government: 1. When will this […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the total absence of any reference to both Marinus Link P/L and North West Transmission Development (NWTD) in the TasNetworks Australian Energy Regulator (AER) pricing submission 2024-29 including Contingent Projects, and given […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 5 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to the publicly available Early Works proposal lodged by Marinus Link P/L with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER): (a) How will the net expenditure of $128.9 million be funded; and The $128.9m […]
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Constantly changing the story about why we need Marinus does little to make it sound convincing or credible. In 2016 a single cable was proposed as a back-up after Basslink failed. That sounded reasonable. Before any further details arrived, someone figured out if the Australian Government were going to pay, why stop at one, why […]
