Tasmanian Aboriginal people fought a war of resistance and most people died cruel deaths and many others were enslaved or died of grief.
What a rock bottom. What a terrible low. What a terrible disgrace the Labor and Liberal parties are today.
That is the history of the National Fire Arms Agreement. It is the basis upon which we in Tasmania have an extraordinary responsibility in the world.
Like the minister and the member for Lyons, I recognise the work and advocacy of Ian Green and the Tasmanian Association for Residents of Retirement Villages.
I start by thanking officials for the briefing yesterday. I note this bill was tabled in the House on 18 October 2023.
As far as I can determine, this is the first bill that has been introduced to implement recommendations from the Boland Review.
We supported it because home detention orders provide a cheaper, safe and more therapeutic rehabilitative alternative than prison.
The requirement for each head of agency to table an individual schedule is clearly excessive. At my count, there were 14 such schedules tabled last year.
The context for this bill, as the minister has stated, is that this bill has come about following the Auditor-General and Integrity Commission's reports.
I recognise the concerns expressed by the Labor Party, by Ms Butler, and reflect on what that means.
