Legislative Council Thursday 24 August 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (1) With regard to the 29 000 hectares of plantations earmarked for imminent sale – (a) How much of the 29 000 hectares of hardwood plantations up for sale were established and maintained […]
Legislative Council Thursday 24 August 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL With regard to the state-owned plantations estate – (1) How many hectares will be retained for future sawlog production? […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 27 September 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Madam Acting President, if the Government, particularly the Treasurer, was so appalled by the alleged release of committee documents and disclosure of confidential committee deliberations from the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts, why has the […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 27 September 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Thank you, Madam Acting President. That did not entirely answer the question, but I might just rephrase it and put it again in terms of where we are at with pain specialists on the north-west. My […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 27 September 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Tasmanians with chronic pain require regular and often frequent access to pain specialists. Many north-west and west coast residents have to travel to Hobart to access this care. Those suffering chronic pain should be able to […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 21 September 2017 Ms FORREST question to ACTING LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL With regard to recent demands made by TasWater to many small business in north-west Tasmania regarding upgrades and enhancements to the treatment of trade waste – […]
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Ruth Forrest says judges and courts must have power to balance crime with punishment TOUGH on crime or a political stunt to win votes? With barely three months having passed since the Legislative Council rejected the Government’s bill to introduce mandatory sentences for serious sexual offences against children, the Government has given notice it wants […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 20 September 2017 Resumed from 16 August 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I support this bill. I do so for many reasons. Before I go into those, I would like to quote an article from the ABC that reflects my reasons for support and acknowledges the work done by […]
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Legislative Council Tuesday 19 September 2017 [11.56 a.m.] Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr President, I will make a few comments on this report. It is only a fairly short report and members have referred to the content of it. It is worth making a few points on this particular report. It strikes at the […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 23rd August Resumed from 22 August 2017 Ms FORREST (Murchison ) – Mr Deputy President, I will be supporting this legislation, but I want to reflect on the process that sees us here. It is important at the outset not to revisit the debate we had a year ago, but to discuss […]
