Legislative Council, 1 November 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the recent termination of the TasPorts Chief Operating Officer and the decision by TasPorts to undertake a review of governance and related matters: 1. What specific matter or matters triggered the decision to […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to worker related matters at TasPorts: (a) Over the last six (6) years please provide numbers of staff resignation by employment level/title for each of the years including year to date; (b) […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Mr President, I rise on adjournment to speak of an urgent and important matter. Mr President – five women in Australia have been killed in the last ten days – this is one every two days in Australia. We know that on average one woman a week is killed […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 October 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the ‘COVID buses’ that were utilised as part of the COVID-19 response as mobile vaccination and testing vehicles; 1. Are these vehicles still part of the Government fleet; and if so: a. what […]
ALL state governments are facing sustainability problems. Tasmania is no exception. The instability of the government increases the unwillingness to face reality. Rather than have honest discussions about our plight our political leaders prefer Plan B, create a distraction and pretend it’s part of the solution. You won’t find a better diversion than talk about […]
You can listen to my latest interview on ABC Drive regarding political donations here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Northern Drive – Political Donations […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 18 October 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to 4WD track access to and within the Arthur Pieman Conservation Areas (APCA) (1) For all tracks closed since 2010: (a) What year was each closed; and (b) Please provide details (and where […]
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Legislative Council, Tuesday 12 September 2023 The motion states the Legislative Council notes the economic analysis provided by the Deloitte Access Economics report dated 2020 regarding the Tasmanian salmon industry and acknowledges that the Tasmanian salmon industry is a vital social and economic contributor to the Tasmanian community, and to quote from the report that […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 28 September 2023 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am pleased to rise and speak on the Interim Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Public Accounts into the feasibility planning for the new sporting and events stadium in Hobart at Macquarie Point. This project has been broadly referred to as […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 28 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT): 1. What has the average (not exact) price received by Sustainable Timber Tasmania (per cubic metre or per tonne, whichever unit is more appropriate for the given category […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 28 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Precinct Plan for Macquarie Point that will be provided to the Australian Government, reportedly in October 2023. 1. Will the Government make a copy of this Plan publicly available; anda. If […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 28 September 2023 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT In a response to a question I asked related to the Cam River bridge on 14 September regarding assessments of the structural integrity of the current bridge and what, if any movement had occurred – the […]
