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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Behrouz Boochani

24 July, 2020 - Comments from Greens Immigration spokesperson Senator Nick McKim on New Zealand's decision to grant asylum to Behrouz Boochani: "New Zealand gra...

Release refugees from high risk Mantra hotel

13 July, 2020 - Confirmation that an immigration detention guard at the Mantra Hotel in Melbourne has tested positive for Covid-19 reinforces the need for detai...

Prohibited Items Bill

14 May, 2020 - The Government’s latest attempt to prohibit items in immigration detention centres is a massive overreach, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick M...

Expansion of ASIO powers unjustified

13 May, 2020 - The Government’s latest attempt to expand ASIO’s powers is cynical and unjustified, the Greens say. “Yet again, Peter Dutton is trying to increas...

Visa Holders

5 May, 2020 - The Australian government should develop and publicly release criteria for temporary visa holders to be allowed to return to Australia. During the...

Temporary Visa Holders

22 April, 2020 - The Greens welcome moves by some state governments to support temporary visa holders, but they show how people have been abandoned by the feder...

Temporary Visa Holders need genuine income support

4 April, 2020 - The government's response to temporary visa holders in Australia is cruel and callous, Greens Immigration and Citizenship spokesperson Nick McKi...

Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders

25 March, 2020 - The Federal Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders impacted by the coronavirus shutdown, Greens Immigration spokespe...

High Court ruling

11 February, 2020 - The Greens welcome the High Court’s decision regarding the government’s ability to deport First Nations peoples. “Trying to deport First Nat...

Religious Discrimination Second Exposure Draft

10 December, 2019 - The second exposure draft of the Liberals' Religious Discrimination legislation has made already bad legislation even worse. "The Liberals h...

Religious Discrimination Bill

2 December, 2019 - The Greens urge the Government to use the parliamentary break to amend the serious problems in the proposed religious discrimination laws. "T...

Australia no different to Saudi Arabia when it comes to the treatment of two Saudi journalists

19 November, 2019 - Greens Senators Janet Rice and Nick McKim have condemned the treatment of two Saudi journalists by the Australian government. Quotes attribu...