Duncan Webb
Concern raised about Minister's 3-Strike Bill feedback
Labour's justice spokesperson Duncan Webb says Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has circumvented select committee process on the three strikes bill. He spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Taking their word for it: Lying and MPs
Few people think MPs never lie, so why are they seldom punished? We investigate Parliament’s rules on mistakes, fibs, and perfidious calumny. Audio
Taking their word for it: Lying and MPs
Few people think MPs never lie, so why are they seldom punished? We investigate Parliament’s rules on mistakes, fibs, and perfidious calumny.
AudioParliament debates ferry stranding and contract
Parliament’s urgent debate on the recent ferry grounding was a rollicking ride, and you might say the Speaker was to blame. Audio
Parliament debates ferry stranding and contract
Parliament’s urgent debate on the recent ferry grounding was a rollicking ride, and you might say the Speaker was to blame.
AudioScrutiny Week: When 'government comes to Parliament and tries to justify its spending'
Despite Parliament having supremacy, governments often play the boss. This week the tables will turn as ministers face up to backbenchers for Parliament's first Scrutiny Week. Audio
Scrutiny Week: When 'government comes to Parliament and tries to justify its spending'
Despite Parliament having supremacy, governments often play the boss. This week the tables will turn as ministers face up to backbenchers for Parliament's first Scrutiny Week.
AudioThree Strikes law to be refreshed
Three strikes legislation that was discarded under Labour has been refreshed by the Government to include a new strangulation and suffocation offence and will only apply to sentences above 24 months… Audio
Bill seeks to put more onus on insurers for information disclosure
What to disclose to an insurer has long been a mire for consumers, but a new bill seeks to put more onus on insurers. Duncan Webb's Insurance Contracts member's bill was drawn from the ballot last… Audio
Legislative year begins with ending Productivity Commission
The first piece of legislation Parliament is looking at in 2024 disestablishes a Crown entity that MPs all agreed has been doing great work. But they don't all agree that it should go. Audio
Legislative year begins with ending Productivity Commission
The first piece of legislation Parliament is looking at in 2024 disestablishes a Crown entity that MPs all agreed has been doing great work. But they don't all agree that it should go.
AudioLabour queries decision to cut funding for Office of the Clerk
The Labour Party says a government proposal to cut funding for Parliament's Office of the Clerk could jeopardise the democratic process.
The Clerk's office is a parliamentary agency that have been… Audio
Labour to help new players set up in the grocery market if re-elected
Labour is promising to help new players set up in the country's grocery market to improve competition.
The party's consumer affairs spokesperson, Duncan Webb, announced this morning that if… Audio
Government announces Grocery Code of Conduct
The Government has launched its Grocery Code of Conduct, saying it's calling time on the coercive behaviour of the big supermarket chains.
The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Duncan Webb… Audio
Review into tax-payer funded weather forecasting double-up
What's happening with the weather is a huge part of peoples everyday lives, with forecasts sometimes forming the basis of life and death decisions in emergencies. As was the case in recent extreme… Video, Audio
Commerce Minister on Grocery Commissioner appointment
This morning the government has announced a new Grocery Commissioner, to improve competition among supermarkets and grocery stores. Pierre van Heerden has been named as the new retail referee. He's… Audio
