The crisis in the national electricity market has confirmed one thing: Despite the recently announced power price rises, we in Tasmania are better off than other eastern states. We are now self-sufficient with renewable energy. Wind produces 20 per cent of our needs with hydro power comfortably providing the remainder. Basslink can also import electricity […]
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You can listen to my speech explaining the establishment of a Joint Sessional Gender and Equality Committee here: A transcript of the speech is also available by clicking on the link below. https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/motion […]
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Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I move – That a Joint Sessional Gender and Equality Committee be appointed with power to send for persons and papers, with leave to sit during any adjournment of either House and with leave to adjourn from place to place to inquire into and report upon – (1)(a) Any […]
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 1 June 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I have listened to the debate and found that even among members who currently have or have had local government experience there is a divergence of views, which reflects the divergence of views in local government itself. I said that in 2013 so […]
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Legislative Council, Wednesday 2 June 2022 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (ELECTIONS) BILL 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I have a few comments that are directly related to the motion before us – not to the bill. There is a constant request, and it has been constant more recently, for this House to ignore or […]
Legislative Council, Wednesday 4 May 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I cannot recall in recent times a shorter second reading speech than the one we just heard. This is also a short bill. It is almost impossible to argue against measures that provide relief for Tasmanians who own property in Tasmania, obviously not […]
Legislative Council, Tuesday 31 May 2022 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – The Government deserves plaudits for achieving a better result for the year about to end, the 2021-22 year, than was expected in the 2021-22 Budget when it was handed down last August. The better bottom line is principally due to extra general purpose grants from […]
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The transcript of my interview with Mel Bush on ABC Mornings can be viewed by clicking on this link: You can listen to the interview here: Ruth Forrest · ABC Hobart 31 – 05 – 2022 […]
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TASMANIA’S Legislative Council should be restored to 19 seats, former president Jim Wilkinson says. With the government set to introduce a Bill this year to restore the House of Assembly to 35 seats, he says it is timely to consider increasing numbers in the upper house from 15 to 19. “It would be better to […]
You can listen to my latest catch up with Mike O’Loughlin here: […]
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Legislative Council, Thursday 26 May 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to capital works projects at the West Coast District Hospital related to Stage 2 of Lyell Wing, the aged care facility: 1 Does the Minister believe it would be more cost effective to undertake […]
Legislative Council, Thursday 26 May 2022 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regards to upgrades and capital works projects at the West Coast District Hospital (WCDH), I understand the budget has been approved for the upgrade to the Emergency Department at the WCDH: 1) What is the […]
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