ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Thursday 23 June 2022, Question without notice Ms ARMITAGE question to DEPUTY LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms PALMER [2.37 p.m.] For living and deceased Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who served at least one day in the ADF between 2001 and 2018, the age-adjusted rate of suicide was 22 per cent higher for ex-serving male veterans and 127 per cent higher for ex-serving female veterans when compared to the general population. To this end and regar

Wednesday 22 June 2022, Second reading speech [5.35 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Mr President, first I thank the Leader for arranging the briefings this morning, as well as others such as the Australian Democracy group that has chosen to meet with us and emailed us, and I met with them separately. I appreciate the briefings from the unions, the TFGA, employers, and employer organisations, as well as Greg Barns, and the Bob Brown Foundation. I found the briefings interes

Wednesday 21 June 2022, Question without notice Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT [2.30 p.m.] Mr President, my question is to the Leader of the Government: (1) Why was the crossing guard posted at the Stanley Street pedestrian crossing servicing Summerdale Primary School in Launceston withdrawn without notifying the school of this change? (2) Is it common practice to exclude schools and school communities from dec

Wednesday 22 June 2022, Question without notice Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT [2.35 p.m.] (1) In the Healthy Tasmania Five-Year Strategic Plan 2022-26 it stated that the Government will 'strengthen tobacco control laws to reduce the visibility and the availability of smoking products, and regulate new and emerging tobacco industry products.' Could the Leader please provide further information about what this might

Wednesday 22 June 2022, Question without notice Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT [2.48 p.m.] In an ABC report from 2 June, it was reported Tasmanians should brace for the biggest electricity hike in a decade and that an energy consultant expected a regulator price rise of more than 10 per cent. When this was put to the minister, in budget Estimates, the minister stated: We will do everything in our power to ensure that

Tuesday 21 June 2022, Question without notice Ms ARMITAGE question to DEPUTY LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms PALMER [2.30 p.m.] In reference to the media release issued by the Premier and Minister for Energy and Renewables on 17 June, titled 'Tasmanian Winter Energy Assistance Package', regarding point 3 'no charge for aurora+ from 1 July 2022', can the honourable Deputy Leader please clarify: (1) is this simply the cost of delivering the aurora+ a

Tuesday 21 June 2022 [11.26 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE (Launceston) - Today I want to speak about a towering figure in the Tasmanian health sector, and someone I am honoured to call a friend, John Kirwan. John is the outgoing CEO of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Tasmania and has spent the last seven years growing and building the RFDS's outreach capabilities and service delivery in rural and regional Tasmania. Ms Rattray - He has done an excellent job. Ms ARMITAGE - Absolutely.