Contempt of Court Risk Health Minister’s Fault
Minister Ferguson has failed to properly resource the State's only secure mental health facility, the Wilfred Lopes Centre.
Oct
2017
14
Justice
Aug
2017
13
Annual Crime Figures Confirm ‘Tough on Crime’ is Failing
Annual crime figures released by Tasmania Police yesterday demonstrate the Liberals' lopsided focus on law and order.
Aug
2017
10
Law and Order Policies
Scrapping suspended sentences is only going to make this worse and increase the pressure on the prison.
Aug
2017
10
Risdon Prison – Overcrowding Causing Unrest
The pressure cooker environment in Risdon Prison tells us everything about your Government's failure to manage it safely and in the public interest.
Jun
2017
7
Youth At Risk Strategy Undermined by ‘Tough on Crime’ Liberals
The Tasmanian Greens welcome the belated release of the government's Youth at Risk Strategy.
Mar
2017
10
Liberals’ Justice Incompetence
Two explosive reports released this week expose a justice system that Attorney General, Vanessa Goodwin, has starved of funds, to breaking point.
Nov
2016
16
Sentencing Amendment (Fines without Recording Convictions) Bill 2016
Maintaining the distinction between guilt and conviction also has the potential to improve community safety through the rehabilitation of offenders.
Nov
2016
15
Sentencing Advisory Council Rejects Mandatory Sentences
The Sentencing Advisory Council has stood its ground and hit back at the Liberals’ politically motivated stunt.
Oct
2016
25
Government Ministers Urged to Support Decriminalisation of Begging in Tasmania
The Greens today tabled a bill to amend the Police Offences Act 1935 to remove a provision that makes criminals of people who are forced to beg for money.
Oct
2016
20
Time for Liberals to Abandon Anti-Discrimination Changes
Only one of 80 submissions to government supported changes to the State's anti-discrimination law.
