Legislative Council Tuesday 15 October, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to the Waiver of the Outstanding Housing Related Debt agreement between the Commonwealth and Tasmania and the letter Treasurer Gutwein has written to the Federal Treasurer regarding the impact on Tasmania’s GST and […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 15 October, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding access to bone scans for Tasmanians: 1. Where can patients currently access bone scans in Tasmania; 2. What are the current waiting times in each region; 3. How many patients are waiting for bone […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 15 October, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Paediatric Services in the North-West: 1. How often do Paediatric Surgeons visit the North West Coast? 2. Can you provide a list of names of visiting Paediatric Surgeons, dates and locations? 3. Does […]
Legislative Council Tuesday 15 October, 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to Housing Tasmania’s current property maintenance schedule and backlog: What has the total cost of outstanding maintenance for each of the last five years; What is the current full cost of the outstanding […]
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A Climate Strike Rally was organised by Wynyard High School Student Mishca Linden on 20 September, 2019 […]
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MURCHISON MLC Ruth Forrest has been named as one of the country’s most influential women and she plans to use her higher profile to inspire other women. As a finalist in the 2019 Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards, Ms Forrest was recognised for her recent contributions to debate and reform around marriage […]
HER boots and tights tell me she loves purple, but Tasmanian politician and former midwife Ruth Forrest, 57, is no shrinking violet. The Murchison MLC could not have chosen a more fitting colour to wear when we meet to talk about an honour that would make any good feminist proud. A member of the state’s […]
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Tasmanian discrimination law is among the most discussed, debated and scrutinised of any legislation passed in the State. Most recently in 2017 additional religious exemptions were rejected because they risked fundamentally diminishing the protections available under the existing Act. The right to free speech is important to all Australians. However, this right is not an […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 18 September 2019 Ms FORREST (MurchisonNext Hit) – Mr President, I will support the bill. Sometimes even the content in the second reading speech is not enough to clarify the intent when it is testing the courts. It is important we do our best to have it right in legislation to ensure […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 18 September 2019 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, as other members have mentioned, this bill implements the Government’s commitment to amend the Criminal Code to make serious cyberbullying a criminal offence. There will be some who have and will say it does not go far enough. Some will say it goes […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 18 September 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to TasPorts’ Bass Island Line, I ask the Leader to provide a copy of – (1) The expression of interest seeking a commercial operator for this service. (2) The TasPorts report into the […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 18 September 2019 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding gender equality in Tasmania Police – (1) How many women in number and percentage terms are employed at each level and rank in Tasmania Police? (2) What flexible workplace measures are in place to […]
