I rise tonight to respond to parliamentary secretary Mr Barnett's adjournment speech last evening on Safe Schools and his continued attack on LGBTI issues.
Instead of cutting the Health budget, and taking money out of emergency departments, the Greens would reinstate frontline health staff.
Economist Saul Eslake agrees that Tuesday's budget contains little for Tasmania, and TASCOSS and Anglicare have given the federal budget a big thumbs down.
An investment of $3M to boost mental health services and a more holistic approach to identifying and supporting at-risk Tasmanians are a very good start.
It’s good to see the government are serious about tackling mental health with the release of the 'Rethink Mental Health' plan today.
The White Paper released yesterday by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture is a welcome for Tasmania on the surface.
Tasmania's youth mental health services remain the most poorly resourced in the country.
Mental health services for young Tasmanians remain the most poorly resourced in the country.
It is now almost 14 years since Willow Court and the Royal Derwent hospital were closed.