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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Liberals game laws to deliberately harm people owed protection

30 January, 2018 - Leaked cabinet documents show the extent to which the Liberals have undermined the law to deliberately cause harm to people they know are owe...

Foreign interference laws

24 January, 2018 - The Greens share the deep concerns of civil liberties groups and media organisations about the scale and scope of the Government's foreign in...

Foreign interference laws

24 January, 2018 - The Greens share the deep concerns of civil liberties groups and media organisations about the scale and scope of the Government's foreign in...

Manus Island crisis re-escalates

21 December, 2017 - The federal government's neglect of refugees and people seeking asylum on Manus Island has led to a re-escalation of tension and danger, Gre...

Manus Island crisis re-escalates

21 December, 2017 - The federal government's neglect of refugees and people seeking asylum on Manus Island has led to a re-escalation of tension and danger, Gre...

OPCAT ratification must include offshore detention

15 December, 2017 - The government's ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or ...

OPCAT ratification must include offshore detention

15 December, 2017 - The government's ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or ...

Nick McKim Marriage Equality speech

28 November, 2017 - I'm very happy today to rise to support the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017, which will strengthen the inst...

Dutton's escalation of Manus Island crisis

23 November, 2017 - Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has again escalated the Manus Island humanitarian emergency by ordering the use of force against innocent ...

Dutton's escalation of Manus Island crisis

23 November, 2017 - Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has again escalated the Manus Island humanitarian emergency by ordering the use of force against innocent ...

Threats of force against Manus prisoners

9 November, 2017 - Threats of using force against detainees at the Manus Island detention centre are unprecedented and potentially highly dangerous, Greens Immi...

Threats of force against Manus prisoners

9 November, 2017 - Threats of using force against detainees at the Manus Island detention centre are unprecedented and potentially highly dangerous, Greens Immi...