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Referral to Privileges and Conduct CommitteeIt is clearly the case that the minister has failed to appropriately respond to an order of the House. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Sep 2023 |
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Want of confidence in Minister OgilvieIt seems pretty clear that Ms Ogilvie was informed by the Tasracing chair on 1 July of the decision to terminate Mr Eriksson's contract. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Mar 2023 |
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Ms Ogilvie Privileges Committee referralIt is very unfortunate that the Government does not seem to have enough confidence in itself to have these debates. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Mar 2023 |
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Referral of the Racing Minister to the Privileges CommitteeBeing a minister is about much more than wearing a nice frock to the races. It is about having honesty and integrity. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Feb 2023 |
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Matter of Public Importance – IntegrityWe can all try to be the best people we can be and act honourably and honestly but, ultimately, we are all only human. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Nov 2022 |
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Leave to Move for the Suspension of Standing OrdersWe support the seeking of leave so we can have a debate about whether the House agrees the Premier should be censured. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Nov 2022 |
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New Low for Liberal Weasel WordsThe Liberals in government are well known for weasel words, but their performance in Parliament today was one for the ages. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 23 Nov 2022 |
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Ministerial StandardsIt is important that we have a discussion today about ministerial standards. I understand that Government members are seething about this morning. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 Nov 2022 |
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Premier - Refusal to Correct Misleading Statement to ParliamentToday you have refused to correct a false and misleading statement you made to this place, despite the evidence being there in black and white. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 Nov 2022 |
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Leave to Suspend Standing Orders - Motion NegativedPremier, you have been accused of misleading parliament and you have been asked to correct the record. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 Nov 2022 |
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Cabinet Reshuffle Highlights Urgent Need to Restore ParliamentToday’s Cabinet reshuffle highlights the urgent need to restore Tasmania’s House of Assembly to 35 seats to improve political representation and governance. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 17 Feb 2022 |
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If Gutwein Won’t Dump Brooks, Hopefully Braddon WillThe allegations of Braddon Liberal candidate and disgraced former Minister, Adam Brooks’ lying, forgery and catfishing are just awful. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 30 Apr 2021 |
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Premier – Ministers misleading ParliamentOn 24 September we asked the Minister for Human Services about a decision that had been made to weaken protections under the Residential Tenancy Act. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Nov 2020 |
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Referral of Minister for Housing to Committee of PrivilegesReferral the Minister for Housing, Roger Jaensch, to the Standing Committee of Privileges. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Oct 2020 |
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Archer and Jaensch Both Responsible for Decision to Weaken Tenancy LawsMinister Archer, today refused to reveal the reason for her proposal to strip essential tenancy protections from the Residential Tenancy Act. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 Oct 2020 |
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No Confidence in Minister JaenschThe minister has misled the House over a serious matter of fairness and reasonableness in his portfolio. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 13 Oct 2020 |
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Jaensch Stench Wafting Around GutweinWhile the Liberals and Ms Ogilvie are apparently content to accept dishonesty in Parliament, we’re not. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Oct 2020 |
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Ministerial AccountabilityLast sitting week the Minister for Human Services knowingly misled parliament over a previous Government decision to weaken tenancy protections. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 13 Oct 2020 |
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Community Sector Calls on Jaensch to Rule Out Tenancy ChangesCommunity sector organisations working at the front line of housing disadvantage have written to Housing Minister, Roger Jaensch, today calling on him to rule o Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 9 Oct 2020 |
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Jaensch is Trying to Gaslight Tasmanians over Cabinet DecisionFinally out of hiding from the media for a week, Roger Jaensch told ABC Mornings, ‘no decision was made’ to weaken tenancy protections prior to the pandemic. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 2 Oct 2020 |
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Question Without Notice for the PremierWhy is Roger Jaensch still a Minister of the Crown? Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 27 Sep 2020 |
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Gutwein Mired in Jaensch StenchYesterday, we received a letter from Premier Gutwein trying to blame the Greens for the situation in which his government has found itself. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 26 Sep 2020 |
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Jaensch Must Resign, or Be SackedMinister Jaensch has breached the Ministerial and Parliamentary Codes of Conduct by wilfully misleading Parliament. His position is untenable. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 25 Sep 2020 |
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Residential Tenancy Amendment (Covid-19) Bill 2020What we have seen in this House today is one of the worst, most disrespectful examples of a minister of the Crown denying reality. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Sep 2020 |
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No Confidence in Minister for HousingThe minister has misled the House over a serious matter of fairness and reasonableness in his portfolio. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Sep 2020 |
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Residential Tenancy Act Cabinet DecisionMinister Jaensch misleads the House over a Cabinet decision to change the Residential Tenancy Act to remove 'genuine or just' requirement for evictions. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Sep 2020 |
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Gutwein Government Abuses Power to Cover up LiesThis morning in Question Time, we asked the Human Services Minister if a decision was made to change the law to make it easier to evict tenants. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 24 Sep 2020 |
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International Day for DemocracyToday is International Day for Democracy and in a time of pandemic it is even more critical that we nurture and protect the foundations of our democracy. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Sep 2020 |
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Misleading by the GovernmentIn two recent cases, right to information disclosures have shown in black and white that the Minister has misled the Tasmanian people. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Sep 2020 |
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Want of Confidence in the PremierThe Premier has failed to demand the highest standards of conduct from his members. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 Nov 2018 |
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Mr Brooks - Offer of ResignationDid Mr Brooks offer his resignation to you following his performance at the Estimates table and subsequent public shaming? Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 Nov 2018 |
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Mr Brooks - Integrity Commission Report - Offer of ResignationMr Brooks told investigators following his spectacular fall that he did not offer his resignation to the Premier. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 Nov 2018 |
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Mr Brooks - Integrity Commission Report - Legal CostsCan you explain who made the decision to pay the legal costs of a member who is a serial liar and who has brought disrepute on the institution of parliament? Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 Nov 2018 |
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Motion to Refer Brooks to the Privileges CommitteeWe have heard chapter and verse all the pieces of the Integrity Commission's report that the Premier failed to read into the House. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Nov 2018 |
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Motion to Refer Brooks to Privileges CommitteeDespite soliciting and obtaining millions of dollars from the predatory gambling industry, the Liberals scraped in with a one-seat majority. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Nov 2018 |
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Mr Brooks - Standards of Ministerial BehaviourWill Mr Brooks have to face criminal charges for the Premier to rule out inviting him back into Cabinet? Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Nov 2018 |
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Standards of Ministerial BehaviourMs Courtney concealed a conflict of interest from the premier for a month and was rewarded for her bad behaviour with another ministry. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Nov 2018 |
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Resources Minister Misleads Parliament over Forestry JobsResources Minister, Guy Barnett, needs to back up his claim that there are 'thousands' of Tasmanians employed in the native forest industry. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 25 Aug 2016 |
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Greens' Motion of No Confidence in the PremierWe have no confidence in the Premier's capacity to lead an open, accountable and honest government. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 16 Jun 2016 |
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Premier's Rant After Question About Chief of Staff and Brooks DebacleDespite clear evidence of a member of Cabinet knowingly misleading Parliament the Premier did not sack him. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Jun 2016 |
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Premier Hodgman Misleads Parliament to Protect Disgraced MinistersThe Premier has told Parliament he accepts Mr Brooks' explanation that he only used his MSS email address for personal purposes. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Jun 2016 |
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Premier Accepts Unethical Conduct of His MinistersMr Brooks and Mr Groom, have either not read or chosen to ignore the code of conduct by knowingly misleading Parliament. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Jun 2016 |
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Backbenchers Eye Off Disgraced Brooks MinistriesThe Premier is now a Cabinet minister down and there is surely jockeying for the position amongst the enthusiastic Dorothys on your backbench. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Jun 2016 |
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Premier Still Defending Dishonest Adam BrooksIt is now six days since the former mining minister told four distinct lies to the Estimates committee. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Jun 2016 |
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Hodgman Cop Out Over Failed Mining Minister Adam BrooksWhy did the Premier appoint Mr Brooks to the mining portfolio given his private company's link to the industry? Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Jun 2016 |
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Ministers Continually Misleading ParliamentLast year the Premier stood by the Energy minister, Matthew Groom, when he knowingly mislead Parliament. Last week it was Mr Brooks. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Jun 2016 |
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Hodgman Won't Admit Brooks Lied to ParliamentAnyone who was in the committee or watched the footage knows the former minister told a series of four deliberate untruths to the Parliament. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Jun 2016 |
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Brooks' Resignation Keeps Spotlight on PremierFour days after Mr Brooks deliberately sought to mislead the Estimates Committee, the Premier has yet to acknowledge the facts. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Jun 2016 |
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Premier Sticks By Dishonest MinisterThe Premier has delivered the weakest possible response to evidence the Mining Minister knowingly misled a Parliamentary Committee at least four times. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 10 Jun 2016 |
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Mining Minister Brooks Must ResignMining Minister, Adam Brooks, has no choice but to resign after three times misleading the Estimates Committee. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 9 Jun 2016 |