Just in case anyone is in any doubt, every member of parliament in this place is a public officer for the purposes of the Integrity Commission Act 2009.
We have so much to learn from the wisdom developed over thousands of years and about how to live in harmony with this beautiful island.
Building back from COVID, we should be turning a social and economic crisis into a reset that creates the future so many Tasmanians are yearning for.
In lutruwita/Tasmania, as in many democratic societies, constant vigilance is needed to ensure the foundations of our democracy are strong.
It does start about, as the Premier has said, a respect culture, a belief culture, a culture of listening, not shutting down.
I believe there is a level of incandescent rage in our community across the country now.
Premier Gutwein has revealed he has no intention of respecting Parliament’s decision for his government to investigate a Tasmanian Job Guarantee program.
In Parliament today, the Environment Minister Roger Jaensch chose to run away rather than face this scrutiny.
I am pleased to be a member of a party which has always recognised that this land was stolen, it was never ceded, and that true justice for Aboriginal people.
First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years - the oldest continuing culture in the world.
