ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

[12.37 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Leader as well, and Mandy and Will and all the staff. It has been a pretty hard week for the Leader. To the member for Rosevears who fell off the wagon last night in his non-drinking year - he had a whisky. Mr Finch - Two. Ms ARMITAGE - Two whiskies - Mr Finch - A fairly generous two, I might add. Ms ARMITAGE - One bottle was almost empty, so I think you had to go to the second. I wish the member all the best

[7.53 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Government and the OPC, particularly Robyn Webb, for the briefings we have received today. The briefing made the bill and its clauses clearer and I feel very comfortable voting to pass this bill. It is good to see that all sides of parliament in the other place passed this bill without argument. It received tripartite support, as the bill ensures continuity of the government services and provides provisions in

[3.48 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I support the member for Rosevears, only because I am totally confused. I am hearing one thing from the Leader and another from the member from Rosevears, who has apparently spoken to at least four of the five landowners. Mrs Hiscutt - I read out a letter from last month. Ms ARMITAGE - With respect, Mr President, the letter the Leader read was previous to them understanding what the offer was. Mrs Hiscutt - I do not believ

Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT The current Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program report indicates that Hobart has the highest city use of the opioid oxycodone, which has a very high potential for addiction. Although oxycodone can be legally prescribed and consumed and wastewater analysis cannot distinguish between legal and recreational use, I note that Tasmania is one

[5.22 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I really feel this legislation has been covered, but I will just briefly echo the words that have already been said. We certainly are in difficult times. I support this bill and the other bills that are coming up. As mentioned by the member for Windermere, it is certainly not easy for many people in the community. While I have been sitting here, I sent an email to the Premier. As we speak, I have had a request from someone

[11.12 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, today I speak about a stalwart of the Launceston community and a friend of mine, Toni Maloney, a person who has contributed so much to the Tasmanian not-for-profit and medical research sectors. Toni was born in The Netherlands and emigrated with her family to Indonesia after the World War II, arriving in Australia not long after in 1950. Educated in New South Wales, Toni became a Queen's Guide and worked with handicapped

Click here to read Premier Gutwein's 2020 State of the State address. [3.25 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, a lot has happened since the Premier's State of the State address. The coronavirus has taken a terrible toll on our state with the cancellation, temporary closing or postponement of MONA, Targa, Supercars, weekend and weekday events from bowls to AFL, Agfest, swimming pools, Relay for Life, theatre, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, TMAG and many oth

[11.42 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, I speak briefly on the bill as I do not have any real concerns. I have listened to the member for McIntyre and while I understand what she is saying, I think land tax has always been an issue - we have all fought for constituents not to have to pay land tax. Ms Rattray - To no avail. Ms ARMITAGE - To no avail because it is simply the way it works, unfortunately. It is not a retrospectivity issue; it is just the way that it

Mrs Armitage to ask the Honourable Leader of the Government — With regard to the tendering and hiring practices of TasWater’s Capital Development Office (CDO): (1) (a) What are the CDO’s engineering workforce needs and how does it plan to recruit and develop this workforce; (b) What information does the CDO have on the numbers of engineers needed as it relates to the operations of TasWater; (c) Are there any diversity objectives including targets or quotas; and (d) What is th