{"id":223981,"date":"2026-07-01T13:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/?page_id=223981"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:29:58","slug":"news-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/news-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS &amp; RESOURCES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">NEWS &amp; RESOURCES<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_search_0 et_pb_search et_pb_bg_layout_light 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class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blog_posts et_grid_module\"><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_224327 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-224327 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-releases\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/media-release-tasmanian-wild-fishers-demand-no-more-florfenicol-in-state-waters-20-july-2026\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-132709.webp\" width=\"397\" height=\"259\" alt=\"MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Tasmanian wild fishers demand: \u201cNo more florfenicol\u201d in State waters, 20 July 2026\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-132709.webp 479w, https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-132709.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/media-release-tasmanian-wild-fishers-demand-no-more-florfenicol-in-state-waters-20-july-2026\/\">MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Tasmanian wild fishers demand: \u201cNo more florfenicol\u201d in State waters, 20 July 2026<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Jul 27, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/category\/media-releases\/\" rel=\"tag\">Media Releases<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 \u00a0 Tasmanian wild fishers demand: \u00a0 \u201cNo more florfenicol\u201d in\u00a0 State waters Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: \u00a0 Tasmania\u2019s wild fishers have drawn a line in the sand with their statement:\u00a0 \u201cFlorfenicol (FFC) and other therapeutants&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_224301 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-224301 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-releases\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/media-release-winter-salmon-mortalities-worse-than-last-year-17-july-2026\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1037-scaled.webp\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Winter salmon mortalities worse than last year, 17 July 2026\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1037-scaled.webp 479w, https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1037-400x284.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/media-release-winter-salmon-mortalities-worse-than-last-year-17-july-2026\/\">MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Winter salmon mortalities worse than last year, 17 July 2026<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Jul 17, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/category\/media-releases\/\" rel=\"tag\">Media Releases<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Winter salmon mortalities worse than last year, 17 July 2026 Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: The EPA\u2019s\u00a0latest revelations of salmon mortalities for the first half of this year reveal on-going carnage in\u00a0the industry\u2019s\u00a0diseased&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_224304 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-224304 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-releases\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/media-release-call-to-close-all-salmon-hatcheries-that-pollute-states-rivers-6-july-2026\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/deepbay.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Call to Close all Salmon hatcheries that pollute state&#8217;s rivers, 6 July 2026\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/deepbay.jpeg 479w, https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/deepbay-400x284.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/media-release-call-to-close-all-salmon-hatcheries-that-pollute-states-rivers-6-july-2026\/\">MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Call to Close all Salmon hatcheries that pollute state&#8217;s rivers, 6 July 2026<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Jul 6, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/category\/media-releases\/\" rel=\"tag\">Media Releases<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Call to close all salmon hatcheries that pollute state&#8217;s rivers, 6 July 2026 Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: The\u00a0government must take immediate action to shut down flow-through salmon hatcheries that have been polluting&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_224309 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-224309 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-releases\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/media-release-an-industry-out-of-control-salmon-companies-use-massive-doses-of-florfenicol-30-june-2026\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-132709.webp\" width=\"397\" height=\"259\" alt=\"MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 An industry out of control: Salmon companies use massive doses of florfenicol, 30 June 2026\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-132709.webp 479w, https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-01-28-132709.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/media-release-an-industry-out-of-control-salmon-companies-use-massive-doses-of-florfenicol-30-june-2026\/\">MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 An industry out of control: Salmon companies use massive doses of florfenicol, 30 June 2026<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Jun 30, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/category\/media-releases\/\" rel=\"tag\">Media Releases<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 An industry out of control: Salmon companies use massive doses of florfenicol, 30 June 2026 Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: \u00a0 If ever more evidence was needed that Tasmanian waters are no place for industrial salmon, then news&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_224316 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-224316 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-releases\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/media-release-right-to-silence-is-precious-but-integrity-commission-must-be-able-to-compel-answers-18-june-2026\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Parliament.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Right to Silence is precious: but Integrity Commission must be able to compel answers, 18 June 2026\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Parliament.jpg 479w, https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Parliament-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/media-release-right-to-silence-is-precious-but-integrity-commission-must-be-able-to-compel-answers-18-june-2026\/\">MEDIA RELEASE \u2013 Right to Silence is precious: but Integrity Commission must be able to compel answers, 18 June 2026<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Jun 18, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/category\/media-releases\/\" rel=\"tag\">Media Releases<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Statement by Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin: \u00a0 Long-overdue proposed changes to Tasmania\u2019s Integrity Commission\u00a0leave\u00a0the state out of step with mainland state and federal integrity bodies and much weaker. \u00a0 Recommendations to strengthen the Integrity&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_224085 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_5 post-224085 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events-speeches\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/censure-speech\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Parliament.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"PREMIER ROCKLIFF CENSURE MOTION SPEECH: 17 June 2026\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Parliament.jpg 479w, https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Parliament-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/censure-speech\/\">PREMIER ROCKLIFF CENSURE MOTION SPEECH: 17 June 2026<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Jun 17, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/category\/events-speeches\/\" rel=\"tag\">Events and Speeches<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I rise to support the motion of censure of the premier, knowing that is a serious and (I believe) unprecedented action. And I can genuinely say, honourable speaker, I do this sadly &amp; reluctantly, But after much reflection, my conscience is clear. The Premier\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_224076 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_6 post-224076 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events-speeches\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/professor-gabrielle-appleby-speech\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/G-Appleby-headshot-2.webp\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Professor Gabrielle Appleby&#8217;s Speech at Community Independents Event, Tasmanian Parliament House, 28 May 2026\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/G-Appleby-headshot-2.webp 479w, https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/G-Appleby-headshot-2-400x284.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/professor-gabrielle-appleby-speech\/\">Professor Gabrielle Appleby&#8217;s Speech at Community Independents Event, Tasmanian Parliament House, 28 May 2026<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">May 28, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/category\/events-speeches\/\" rel=\"tag\">Events and Speeches<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Independents and Integrity\u00a0 Professor Gabrielle Appleby, UNSW Law &amp; Justice, Centre for Public Integrity I\u2019ve been asked to reflect on the role of independents in democracy with a particular focus on their role in securing public integrity \u2013 that lofty goal&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"pagination clearfix\">\n\t<div class=\"alignleft\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"alignright\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-223981","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223981"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224371,"href":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223981\/revisions\/224371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}