Legislative Council, Wednesday 27 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The federal Attorney-General, Michaelia Cash, has indicated a Religious Discrimination Bill will be introduced to the Federal Parliament by December 2021. Two previous iterations of the Bill have included provisions that effectively override and weaken section […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 26 October, 2021 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – I move that the Legislative Council notes – (1) The achievement of Wynyard Yacht Club members Chris Symonds and his support worker Ela Klinger who will be travelling to Palermo, Sicily, to participate in the Hansa Para World Championships scheduled for 2-9 October 2021; (2) […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the enactment of the legislation relating to the expungement of historic criminal records for homosexuality and for cross-dressing in 2017, I understand there have not been any successful expungement applications as noted in the […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT I need to give some historical background to my question. In January 2015 the Coroner’s Office failed to recognise Ben Jago as a deceased male partner’s senior next-of-kin resulting in Ben not being able to see his […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 26 October, 2021 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) Prior to the election, then health minister, Sarah Courtney released a statement committing to enable pharmacist immunisers access to NIP vaccines and to undertake a scope of practice review for pharmacists: (a) What is […]
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Kirsty Slemint, a science communicator and documentary filmmaker from North-West Tasmania, is the first Australian to be offered a place at the prestigious National Film and Television School in the UK. Listen to her story here: […]
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Today I spoke with Belinda King about raising the age of criminal responsibility. You can listen to the interview here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Breakfast With Belinda King […]
Read More… from ABC Breakfast with Belinda King – Raising the age of Criminal Responsibility
There’s hope the government will take the lead to implement legislative changes to protect intersex children from undergoing unnecessary, non-consenting medical intervention. Intersex is an umbrella term for variations of sex characteristics that can be chromosomal, hormonal or structural. In a recently released report, the Australian Human Rights Commission recommended all Australian states and territories […]
Listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here: […]
Read More… from TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 18 October 2021
Listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here: […]
Read More… from TASMANIA TALKS WITH MIKE O’LOUGHLIN – 04 October 2021
PLACEMAKING is a process centred on the community’s assets that focuses on its people, capitalising on their needs and aspirations with the aim of creating public spaces that promote people’s health, happiness and wellbeing. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the importance of community. Waratah-Wynyard Council has been ‘walking the talk’ in recent years […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 22 September 2021 Ms FORREST – to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Tasmanian Regulatory Reform Report referred to in Committee A Budget Estimates Hearings and the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill no 1 on Tuesday 21 September 2021: 1. Please provide a copy of […]
