11.57 a.m.]
Ms BURNET (Clark) - Honourable Speaker, I thank the member for Franklin, Mr George, for bringing this important matter to discuss. I acknowledge everybody in the gallery and all that they're doing. From 2014-2017, I was one of the trustees on the board of TMAG. Back then we had a number of ministers - I think it was Mrs Archer at that time, and there were cuts at that time. And so it continues. This is a legacy issue, but it is even more critical now with TMAG potentially losing very senior staff, staff who are recognised across the globe. We had a letter, and the Premier received a letter from Marko Hyvärinen from Helsinki University. He, like many academics, has said how concerned he is about what is being lost. We've heard so many stories. I will talk about a couple of stories. There were two social workers from Beaumaris who wrote to us and said:
For a community to be connected as a whole is vital to our survival and resilience -
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Matter noted.