ADJOURNMENT SPEECH – Thursday 30 April

Legislative Council Thursday 30 April, 2020 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, here is my chance to talk on this one. Following my comments on my concern about passing that bill with its third reading tonight, this House has been treated with an enormous amount of disrespect. Governments past and present are slow learners with […]

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COVID-19 DISEASE EMERGENCY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL (No.2) 2020

Legislative Council Thursday 30 April, 2020 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I make a couple of comments at the outset. It is disappointing we are dealing with this legislation all in one day, and dealing with it after only getting it for first sight yesterday morning. I appreciate the briefings we had yesterday afternoon […]

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NW Hospital Staff Quarantine

Legislative Council Thursday 30 April, 2020 Ms FORREST to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding the North West COVID-19 outbreak:1 For those in mandated quarantine either as COVID-19 positive individuals and/or as a NWRH NWPH related worker;a) How was/is the mental health and welfare of these people assessed and supported; […]

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North-West Tasmanian politician Ruth Forrest slams Prime Minister’s ill-informed comments

Murchison independent MLC Ruth Forrest has spoken out strongly against internet trolls who she has blamed for vilifying health care workers on the North-West Coast. During a debate in the Legislative Council on Thursday night, Ms Forrest said North-West health workers and community members had felt maligned by people from other areas of the state, […]

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Covid19 Questions – Legislative Council Thursday 30 April,2020

Yesterday in Parliament I asked a number of questions relating to COVID19 in Tasmania and in the North-West in particular. You can view the questions and the responses from the Government here: Covid19 related questions – Legislative Council Thursday 30 April, 2020 […]

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Questions relating to COVID-19 in Tasmania

Legislative Council Thursday 30 April, 2020 Ms FORREST to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT QUESTION 1 – COVID19 cases in Tasmania 1. Where in Tasmania was the first identified case of COVID-19?2. What was the source of COVID-19 transmission that led to the virus arriving in NW Tasmania?3. Were there […]

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