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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Budget in Reply 2021-22

13 May, 2021 - 13/05/2021 20:12Senator Nick McKim I rise to give the budget in-reply speech on behalf of the Australian Greens, and I acknowledge firstly that I...

Greens announce billionaires tax to fund schools, dental, and jobs for all

28 March, 2021 - The Greens will today announce key election policies, including a ‘billionaires tax’ to help fund genuinely free public schools, dental into Me...

Australia has an obligation to refugees who have contracted COVID

17 March, 2021 - Refugees that the Australian Government exiled to Papua New Guinea contracting COVID should prompt their immediate evacuation to Australia, Gre...

Greens reject Online Safety Bill

16 March, 2021 - The Greens will vote against the Online Safety Bill because it is poorly drafted and could lead to widespread, unintended consequences.  "This ...

Greens welcome Federal Court decision on Tamil Family

16 February, 2021 - The Greens have welcomed the decision of the Federal Court that Biloela's Tamil family was denied procedural fairness, calling for them to b...

Greens grand slam plan to honour Margaret Court

22 January, 2021 - The Greens have slammed reports that one of Australia’s most high profile racists and bigots will receive an Australia Day honour, calling it...

Morrison has no power on gas prices - but he could help Australians with energy bills

22 January, 2021 - The Greens have attacked the Prime Minister’s attempted spin on domestic gas reservation, pointing out that it will have no impact on Austral...

Release of refugees from hotel detention a belated humanitarian step

20 January, 2021 -   The overdue release of dozens of refugees from immigration detention is a very welcome glimmer of humanity in Australia’s refugee policy, ...

Government abandons Banking Royal Commission recommendations

19 January, 2021 - The government’s delay or abandonment of most of the recommendations from the Banking Royal Commission is a commitment to the hands off appro...

Failure of Chevron's Gorgon Project shows carbon capture is an expensive myth

16 January, 2021 - The failure of Chevron’s Gorgon carbon capture and storage project is a symbol of the total failure of the CCS industry, the Greens have said...

Coalition and Labor light the fuse on Beetaloo gas bomb

14 January, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the Liberals and Labor for today throwing $217 million in road funding to enable the Beetaloo Basin gas project, sayi...

Craig Kelly should be booted off his cushy $23k committee role

13 January, 2021 - The Greens have called upon the Prime Minister to boot Craig Kelly from his role chairing a parliamentary committee, following weeks of disin...