State Budget: Address in Reply
The Greens have discussed our energy strategy on numbers of occasions in this House since we tabled it early this year.
Jun
2016
1
Justice
Apr
2016
5
Suspended Sentence Budget Black Hole
Last week the Liberals confirmed their intention to phase out suspended sentences and replace them with alternatives.
Mar
2016
30
Wrong Way on Suspended Sentences
The Sentencing Advisory Council's report on the phasing out of suspended sentences delivered a list of less proven and far more costly alternatives.
Feb
2016
14
Greens Will Move to Repeal Draconian Anti-Protest Laws
The Liberals' extreme anti-protest law is threatening the democratic right of every Tasmanian to take part in peaceful protest.
Nov
2015
18
Treatment of Sex Offenders Bill
The government today supported the Greens' amendment that improved the laws around the treatment of sex offenders.
Nov
2015
12
Liberals Must Stop Playing Politics with Justice
The Liberals' attempt to introduce a user-pays levy on Tasmanian courts was so unjust it has even been rejected by the conservative Legislative Council.
Nov
2015
6
Government Should Heed Justice Estcourt’s Advice
The government would do well to heed the advice of Justice Stephen Estcourt QC on court 'user-pays' polices that treat justice as a service that can be bought.
Oct
2015
26
Supermax a Distraction
Moving selected maximum security prisoners interstate to a “supermax” prison is something the states having been working towards for at least a decade.
Oct
2015
4
Government Neuters Public Sector Watchdog
They've cut their funding and failed to act on any of the recommendations from the three year review, and now they're only appointing an Acting CEO.
Sep
2015
23
Integrity in Public Office Reforms Defeated
Neither the Liberals nor Labor supported the Greens Criminal Code Amendment (Misconduct in Public Office) Bill 2015.