The Weiss Review into Senior Sergeant Paul Reynolds, established after repeated calls from the Greens, has exposed shocking findings of his abuse and made important recommendations. However, the limited Terms of Reference and powers means there remain serious unanswered questions.
The genesis of the commission of inquiry is what was revealed was happening, and had happened, and the damage that had been caused at the Launceston General Hospital, but also through our education system.
Deputy Speaker, the Greens will be supporting this bill. At the outset I thank the minister's office and department for the briefing provided to me and my staff, and the additional information provided since our briefing
Our children are precious and they deserve all of our best efforts as parents, grandparents, families, carers, communities and as a government. Children have the right to be protected from violence and neglect.
You have been minister with responsibility for Tasmania's children and young people for the past six years, and yet the system continues to fail vulnerable young Tasmanians
The newly published Report on Government Services information shows a new low in the Liberals’ addiction to secrecy, with them withholding critical child safety information from the federal reporting system.
The Greens have extracted appalling new information from the Tasmanian Government showing that outcomes in out of home care continue to deteriorate
We had an update this morning from the Premier in relation to the total number of children in out-of-home care.
To continue this theme on staffing levels, can you provide an update on the current number of vacant positions within the child safety service.
Thank you for making this available. It is a mammoth, a huge body of work.
