NEWS & RESOURCES
MEDIA RELEASE – TMAG cuts help pay for Stadium costs blowout: Friday, Sept 25, 2026
Media Release: Is TMAG Paying the Price for the Stadium? 25 Sept 2026 Reports that Mac Point stadium costs have blown out by more than a quarter of a billion dollars raise the question: where’s the money coming from? That leads to the genuine question of whether TMAG...
Motion: Salmon Industry Animal Welfare
Motion: Salmon Industry Animal Welfare, 9 September 2026 Mr GEORGE (Franklin) - Honourable Speaker, a vote will be required. I move - That the House - (1) Notes that: (a) Animals Australia has lodged formal complaints with Biosecurity Tasmania...
SPEECH: Firearms Amendment Bill, 18 September 2026
SPEECH: Firearms Amendment Bill, 18 September 2026 Mr GEORGE (Franklin) - Today I've heard some thoughtful and sometimes passionate speeches, and I believe in hearing what others have to say on the floor of this House as we debate and make up our minds. However, I...
SPEECH – War Memorials
Peter’s speech in response to the passing of legislation increasing penalties for damage to war memorials
Salmon Hatcheries Motion, 12th August 2026
Salmon Hatcheries Motion, 12th August 2026 Mr GEORGE (Franklin) - Honourable Speaker, a vote will be required. I rise to move ‑ That the House - (1) Notes that: (a) the Tasmanian Salmon Industry Plan 2023 commits to transitioning freshwater salmon...
MEDIA RELEASE – Tasmanian wild fishers demand: “No more florfenicol” in State waters, 20 July 2026
MEDIA RELEASE – Tasmanian wild fishers demand: “No more florfenicol” in State waters Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: Tasmania’s wild fishers have drawn a line in the sand with their statement: “Florfenicol (FFC) and other therapeutants must...
MEDIA RELEASE – Winter salmon mortalities worse than last year, 17 July 2026
MEDIA RELEASE – Winter salmon mortalities worse than last year, 17 July 2026 Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: The EPA’s latest revelations of salmon mortalities for the first half of this year reveal on-going carnage in the industry’s diseased...
MEDIA RELEASE – Call to Close all Salmon hatcheries that pollute state’s rivers, 6 July 2026
MEDIA RELEASE – Call to close all salmon hatcheries that pollute state's rivers, 6 July 2026 Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: The government must take immediate action to shut down flow-through salmon hatcheries that have been polluting...
MEDIA RELEASE – An industry out of control: Salmon companies use massive doses of florfenicol, 30 June 2026
MEDIA RELEASE – An industry out of control: Salmon companies use massive doses of florfenicol, 30 June 2026 Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: If ever more evidence was needed that Tasmanian waters are no place for industrial salmon, then news...
MEDIA RELEASE – Right to Silence is precious: but Integrity Commission must be able to compel answers, 18 June 2026
MEDIA RELEASE – Right to Silence is precious: but Integrity Commission must be able to compel answers, 18 June 2026 Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: Long-overdue proposed changes to Tasmania’s Integrity Commission leave the state out of step...