A TASMANIAN MLC has lashed the state government for failing to provide a briefing on the controversial bikie colours legislation. Murchison independent MLC Ruth Forrest said she had twice sought a briefing on the Police Offences Amendment (Prohibited Insignia) Bill to no avail. Ms Forrest said the refusal reflected the lack of respect shown by […]
Read More… from FORREST UNHAPPY AT BIKIE COLOURS LAW SILENCE
Legislative Council Tuesday 19 June Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The specialist rural worker on King Island, a position created to provide counselling and social welfare support on the island, who has provided full-time counselling, support and health promotion for 17 years, has been made redundant. […]
Read More… from King Island – Specialist Rural Worker – Redundancy
Legislative Council Thursday 21 June, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, it hardly needs to be said that the time given to scrutinise this bill is completely unsatisfactory. I know some people believe we should just tick off everything the Government states it has a mandate for, but I am not one of them. […]
Read More… from TAXATION RELATED LEGISLATION BILL 2018 (NO 18)
Legislative Council Thursday 21 June, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I wish to make a contribution regarding the safety of our children, particularly schoolchildren on the north-west coast. I know this is a problem around other parts of the state and for the children who attend the Boat Harbour Primary School. I am […]
Read More… from Adjournment – Schoolchildren and Safety on Buses
Legislative Council Thursday 21 June, 2018 Ms FORREST – Mr President, I have a supplementary question for the Leader. While she answered most of my questions, I did ask for a breakdown by locality in terms of the number of schools in areas that provide contract school buses. I believe there is more in the […]
Read More… from School Bus Services – Seatbelts and Bus Age (Supplementary Question)
Legislative Council Thursday 21 June, 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding passenger transport services that transport children to and from schools, broken down by locality – for example, north-west coast, west coast, east coast, south-east and so on – and urban, for example, Launceston, Hobart […]
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS Tuesday 19 June, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, an abundance of research highlights the importance of play in children’s development and learning across all cultures, particularly in the years from birth to eight years. Many experts in the area believe it is impossible to disentangle children’s play, their learning and […]
Legislative Council Thursday 14 June, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will not make a long contribution because much has already been said. I particularly reflect on and remember Greg as the parliamentarian and the role he undertook in this place, connected with his work and his role in the community. He was […]
Read More… from Gregory Raymond Hall MLC – Recognition of Service
Legislative Council Wednesday 13 June 2018 Ms FORREST ( Murchison ) – Mr President, we have spoken a couple of times already about the honourable Dr Vanessa Goodwin in this place. It is a tragic story. I will call her Vanessa from hereon. She was quite an incredible woman, who was a trailblazer in many […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 13 June Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, supply bills are not unusual in an election year to tide over the actions of government. Nurses, police, teachers and treasury officials want to be paid in the intervening period between the end of the financial year and the new budget. The appropriation associated […]
Read More… from CONSOLIDATED FUND SUPPLY BILL (No. 1) 2018 (No. 9)
Legislative Council Wednesday 13 June 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, we generally see a supplementary appropriation bill each year around this time, in some years for a single purchase such as the purchase of the Tamar Valley Power Station. This is quite comprehensive. […]
MLCs Ruth Forrest and Sarah Lovell discuss termination of pregnancy services in Tasmania […]
Read More… from ABC Mornings with Leon Compton – Termination of pregnancy services
