Questions on the Notice Paper
Cassy discusses unanswered questions on notice and backbencher dorothy dixers during the Adjournment.
Cassy discusses unanswered questions on notice and backbencher dorothy dixers during the Adjournment.
This matter relates to one of the most important functions of this House in the Westminster system and that is to scrutinise government.
Tasmanians still do not know how many millions the gambling industry poured into the election campaign in order to guarantee profits until 2043.
We will be supporting the legislation, but it is grindingly frustrating to know that we have been here before.
It has long been the practice of governments to provide the answers that are asked during Estimates scrutiny during that week or by the end of that week.
The Premier refused to commit his government to releasing information about how the highly paid Coordinator General spends his time.
The Coordinator-General is a public servant under the State Service Act. He is paid $446 000 to cosy up to business and trade in public assets.
The latest Right to Information Annual Report highlights that this system, by the Hodgman Government’s direction, is broken.
This is ridiculous and subversive to a rigorous review process. It is more evidence of this Liberal Government’s allergy to transparency and accountability.
The Hodgman Government’s shameful attachment to secrecy has been laid bare in the national media.