ROSEMARY ARMITAGE MLC

Tuesday 11 November 2025 Noting - Budget Papers 2025-26 & Appropriation Bills (No. 1 & No. 2) [3.59 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, here we are looking at yet another budget this year, and it doesn't seem like all that much has really changed when it comes to our short‑, medium ‑ and long‑term economic outlooks.   Sitting suspended from 4.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.     MOTION   Noting - Budget Papers 2025-26 and Appropriation Bills (No. 1 and No. 2)   Resumed from

Thursday 25 September 2025 [3.22 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the honourable Leader for bringing forward this very interesting bill.   Government businesses are not just important to our economy and the running of our state, but they're also important to Tasmanians. They are major employers and, in many circumstances, express our state's brand. It's therefore important that we make sure they're well managed, well resourced and that we ensure they ha

Thursday 25 September 2025 [4.04 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I first thank those who briefed us this morning, who came along and gave us their opinions. It's really important to have stakeholders and people in the community come along and brief us on bills - certainly ones as important as this.   This is a very important bill that goes to the heart of community expectations. It is rare that we get the opportunity in this place to express the wills of our c

Thursday 25 September 2025 [11.06 a.m.] Mr VINCENT  (Prosser - Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council) - Mr President, I move -   That the Legislative Council disallow, in accordance with section 3G of the Parliamentary Salaries, Superannuation and Allowances Act 2012, the determination contained in the May 2025 report of the Full Bench of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission into Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances. [11.58 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston)

Thursday 25 September 2025 [12.42 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, this is a very simple and straightforward bill. I thank the Leader for Government Business for bringing it forward today. This bill will enable people who shared their experiences during the commission of inquiry in private sessions to help us better understand what happened, what went wrong and what we could do to ensure that no child or vulnerable person could ever be harmed under state care a

Wednesday 24 September 2025 [4.38 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Leader for the briefings this morning. They were very informative. It is correct that I have often had a great interest in the board and the compilation.   I have a reasonably short speech, given the comprehensive undertaking by the member for Murchison, which was really good and which I really appreciate, and by other members as well.   I thank the Leader for bringing this forward.

Wednesday 24 September 2025 [3.04 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I thank the Leader for bringing forward this bill. I rise to offer a few remarks.   As mentioned by the Leader, some of the legislative changes this bill makes have arisen out of the tragic circumstances faced by the Westbrook family. I acknowledge them, their efforts and the loss their family has suffered and continues to suffer. The passing of this bill into law, I hope, will improve the admin

Tuesday 23 September 2025 Voluntary Assisted Dying Online Portal [3.10 p.m.] Mr GAFFNEY  (Mersey) - Mr President, I move -   That:   (1)         The Legislative Council notes that a General Practitioner based on the Northwest Coast of Tasmania who has been involved in approximately 80 cases of Voluntary Assisted Dying under the provisions of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 (the Act) has expressed concern about the lack of an electronic portal for t

Thursday 8 August 2025 [5.03 p.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I endorse the comments of the - I was going to say member for Rattray - member for McIntyre.   Ms Rattray  - That will do.   Ms ARMITAGE  - We need to check we are still on the register because sometimes people have thought -   Ms Rattray  - Oh, do you fall off?   Ms ARMITAGE  - I am not sure. The member for Murchison might be able to tell me. I thought a few years ago it changed. Yes, it is probably

Thursday 5 June 2025 [11.40 a.m.] Ms ARMITAGE  (Launceston) - Mr President, I was not going to rise to speak, but having heard some of the contributions, I thought I would make a short contribution. I support the comments by the member for McIntyre in a manner. I have been to Ashley on a number of occasions and, as I think is well known here, I have been working with Tasmania Police, supporting our vulnerable youth for over 30 years, going into the police station when they ha