LABOR will not support a move to have the Tasmanian government consider pill testing. Independent member for Murchison Ruth Forrest has accused Labor of “rolling over” and “playing politics” for refusing to support her motion which will be debated in the Legislative Council on Tuesday. A Labor spokeswoman said Labor would continue to monitor pill-testing […]
Ruth Forrest is bringing forward a motion to acknowledge the evidence supporting pill testing […]
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Ruth Forrest is bringing forward a motion to acknowledge the evidence supporting pill testing […]
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Ruth Forrest talks about the current legislative agenda, including her motion to debate pill testing […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the state Government’s Quad Bike Safety Rebate Scheme, now available to Tasmanian farmers: given that two quad bike manufacturers, Honda and Yamaha, have threatened to pull out of the market if operator protection […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 8, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT (1) With regard to the section of the Bass Highway west of Boat Harbour to Smithton, and particularly the overtaking lanes through Sisters Hills, is the Government aware that this section of road, which has a […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the expansion of open net-pen salmon farming into Storm Bay- (1) Have all the baseline surveys been completed? If not – (a) which surveys have been completed (b) at which sites have […]
Legislative Council Thursday 8 August, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT My question follows from a question I asked on Tuesday. On Wednesday, 17 July 2019, in an article titled ‘Public Sector job cuts loom, Budget savings could cost 2200 posts’, The Mercury reported that the – […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 6 August, 2019 Ms FORREST question to the LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Wednesday, 17 July 2019 in the Mercury in an article titled: Public sector job cuts loom; Budget savings could cost 2200 posts, “Treasury are currently working with agencies to identify savings which will be […]
Ruth Forrest MLC speaks about the motion seeking support to investigate the issue of pill testing at music festivals […]
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Ruth Forrest MLC is speaking from London where she is attending a workshop investigating gender sensitive legislation […]
Ruth Forrest MLC discusses the Tasmanian budget […]
