ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Thursday 26 March 2026 [3.34 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank everyone who's briefed us, and we've had a number of meetings, plus I've had a tour of the affected site, and I do appreciate that there are very passionate people on both sides of the argument. At the end of the day, I must make a decision that I consider to be in the best interests of the students and the community.   Mr President, this bill has been on the horizon for quite some time. It h

Thursday 26 March 2026 Pass all stages [10.26 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Thank you, Mr President. I believe I do my job properly. I listen to the briefings. We have an emergency and a crisis, and I agree with the member for Hobart. As the member for Hobart said, she was surprised that she was agreeing with the government at the time, and I'm agreeing with the member for Hobart, and I take offence if people say we don't do our job properly as an Independent if I'm prepa

Tuesday 24 March 2026   Ms ARMITAGE question to HONOURABLE LEADER for the GOVERMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY   [2.50 p.m.] Can the Leader please advise the number of inmates at Risdon Prison, including the Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison, on a monthly basis by geographic location that is north, north‑west and south for the previous six months?   ANSWER   Mr President, -   I seek leave to table a monthly offender numbers for Risdon Prison, including the Mary Hutch

Tuesday 24 March 2026 Florfenicol Use in Tasmania   [12.37 p.m.]   Ms O'CONNOR  (Hobart) - Mr President, I move -   That the Legislative Council:   (1)          Notes evidence presented to parliament during the Budget Estimates process confirming more than 800 kilograms of the antibiotic, florfenicol, was used by salmon companies in south‑east waters in just three weeks following its recent federal approval for use in Tasmania.   (2)          Notes that data about the quantit

Tuesday 24 March 2026 Ms ARMITAGE question to MINISTER for CHILDREN and YOUTH, Ms PALMER   [2.47 p.m.] Mr President, and talofa lava to our guests and welcome. Very nice to see you here; it's unfortunate about the weather and hopefully you might have a chance to visit some other areas of the state while you're here.   Ms Rattray  - I think that means north.   Ms Forrest  - It means north‑west.   Ms ARMITAGE  - Just other parts that might be a little sunnier and maybe not quit

Thursday 19 March 2026 [12.18 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Premier's state of the state address and to reflect on what it means for northern Tasmania, and in particular for the people of Launceston.   The Premier's Address was ambitious, confident and forward‑looking. They spoke to Tasmania with big ideas and a belief in its capacity to deliver major projects and seize opportunity. In many respects, that confidenc

Thursday 19 March 2026 Metro Bus Fares - Consideration of Subsidies   Ms ARMITAGE question to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE and TRANSPORT, Mr VINCENT   [2.51 p.m.] Thank you, Madam Deputy Chair. Given the pending fuel crisis, is any consideration being given to either free or subsidised Metro bus fares? If it has, can you give me an indication of when there might be a decision made?   ANSWER   Thank you, Madam Deputy President. We've had half-price bus fares for quite some time

Wednesday 18 March 2026 [12.22 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, no words can adequately do justice to the tragedy or the magnitude of the crimes perpetrated on 14 December 2025. I rise today to join those who speak up for the victims, advocate for peace and reason, and condemn unequivocally, those who commit acts of such senseless violence or who fail to act to prevent them.   In Australia, we've believed that acts of terror were horrors that happened elsewhere