The Unconformity is a contemporary arts festival that explores the paradoxes of Queenstown, a small mining community on Tasmania’s wild and mountainous West Coast. […]
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS – THE UNCONFORMITY
METRO TASMANIA AMENDMENT BILL 2018 (No. 14)
Legislative Council Wednesday 22 August, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, overall this bill is a sensible way forward. There are a few areas I would like to drill down into, but we hope that governments of any colour can focus on long-term infrastructure planning. The Minister for Infrastructure seems to have taken up […]
TAZREACH – OUTREACH SERVICES – NORTH-WEST TASMANIA
Legislative Council Tuesday 21 August, 2018 QUESTION UPON NOTICE The following answer was given to a question upon notice: Ms FORREST asked the Acting Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council – With regard to Tasmania’s outreach services: […]
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Special Interest Matters – Junction Arts Festival
The Junction Arts Festival is a wonderful annual community event and will be held in Launceston on 5th – 9th September […]
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ABC MORNINGS -INSIGNIA LEGISLATION, NBN, TASPORTS, CRICKET AUSTRALIA
Ruth Forrest MLC speaks about a range of topics including the upcoming motorcycle insignia legislation, NBN charges in regional areas, TasPorts and the ongoing Angela Williamson case […]
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Government businesses should report earlier to improve understanding
If you own publicly listed shares, you will know in the next week or two how your company performed for the year ended June 30, 2018. Most financial statements are released in August. Why can’t government businesses release their financial statements in August? At present we don’t get to see annual reports of government businesses […]
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New bus service for Boat Harbour Primary School students
A new York Street and Flowerdale-Preolenna bus service will start on Monday for students at Boat Harbour Primary School. The new service is in response to issues with overcrowding on the existing bus service to and from the school and reports of children sitting in aisles for long periods of time on winding rural roads. […]
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Sacking investigation call – Abortion tweets fallout continues
ANOTHER Tasmanian MP has called for an inquiry into Cricket Australia’s sacking of a manager over her tweets on abortion. Murchison Independent MLC Ruth Forrest said there was evidence that the government had been involved in the sacking of Angela Williamson. “She was trolled on social media and she raised this privately with the government […]
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ABC Mornings Interview response to Angela Williamson dismissal
Ruth Forrest MLC speaks about the recent dismissal of Angela Williamson and the difficulties accessing terminations of pregnancy faced by Tasmanian women […]
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ABC Mornings Interview with Angela Williamson
Angela Williamson speaks about her dismissal from Cricket Tasmania after expressing her opinion on the lack of access to terminations of pregnancy in the public health system in Tasmania. […]
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One big, ugly missed opportunity
Ruth Forrest says long-awaited new rules for the carve-up of tax revenue will fail THE possible benefits that may flow to Tasmania from the new rules for dividing GST revenue between states suggested, at first glance, a win for the state and a win for a rules-based system that, if nothing else, gives future certainty. […]
Modern Slavery Bill
Legislative Council Wednesday 11 July, 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With the introduction and expected passage of the Modern Slavery Bill 2018 in the federal parliament – (1) Will this legislation capture all Tasmanian businesses and require them to ensure their business and supply chains […]