THE STATE GOVERNMENT’S NARRATIVE ON MARINUS LINK IS DRIFTING FURTHER FROM ECONOMIC REALITY Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s New Year message celebrates Tasmania’s economic strength and the confidence that underpins it. Confidence, he argues, is the backbone of what makes us great. It’s a compelling idea. But confidence is only as strong as the facts that support […]
For nearly a century, Hydro Tasmania has been the fiscal workhorse of the state, underwriting services and cushioning budgets when other revenues faltered. That legacy is now under strain. Own‑source revenue has slumped to just 30 per cent of general government expenditure, well below the 37 per cent target set for 2032/33. This gap is […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 11 December 2025 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I echo the sentiments from the Leader regarding staff and support. I want to make a couple of particular thank yous, but I do want to start with the Clerks. The Clerks are the fortress of knowledge in all matters procedural and every […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 11 December 2025 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I support this legislation. I thank the member for Hobart for the comments she made and particularly going through quite extensively and I might have some more to add on the matter of the court’s consideration of behaviours immediately before and immediately after […]
Read More… from SENTENCING AMENDMENT (AGGRAVATING FACTORS) BILL 2025
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 10 December 2025 Ms FORREST (Murchison) (by leave) – Mr President, I move – That the Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Bill 2025 be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Greyhound Racing Transition for consideration and report. In speaking to that motion and moving that motion that effectively refers […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 3 December 2025 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for SPORT, Mr DUIGAN The King Island Golf & Bowling Club was promised a grant of $300,000 in order to lay a synthetic green. However, in recent months, the person at the club who has been trying to advance this project has been unable […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 3 December 2025 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE and TRANSPORT, Mr VINCENT QUESTION: ANSWER: The design of the Detention River Heavy Vehicle Driver Rest Area was completed as part of the Heavy Vehicle Driver Rest Area funding commitment with the construction cost of $1.5 million proposed to be funded from […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 3 December 2025 The video recording of this speech can be viewed on the Parliamentary website at the link below (click on the Broadcast tab, and start at the 1:02 mark) If you are viewing this on a mobile device, you will need to click on the three dots on the right […]
Read More… from State Policies and Projects (Macquarie Point Precinct) Order 2025
Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move the following motion – With reference to the Interim Report of the Joint Sessional Committee on Workplace Culture Oversight (Paper No. 26), that for the current Parliament, unless otherwise ordered, the Council agree to the following statement for Members in relation to alcohol and other drugs – […]
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Read More… from ABC Mornings with Leon Compton – December 2 2025
Introduction: Understanding Hydro Tasmania Recent headlines focused on Hydro Tasmania Group’s profit for 2024/25, which plummeted to just $7.5 million – a huge drop from the previous year. But that headline number represents the entire Group, including electricity retailer Momentum Energy and Aurora Energy Tamar Valley (AETV), which operates a gas-fired plant for backup power. […]
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