Media & Press Statements

The news today that HECS debts are set to increase by 4.8 percent on 1 June will send chills down the spines of the 2.9 million Australians with a HECS debt.After months of pressure...

We are facing a housing crisis and a climate crisis. The Government must not give Australians a HECS crisis as well. Last month, I started a petition calling on the Government to make HECS...

The Albanese government is expected to change the rate and timing of HECS indexation in the federal budget as people grappling with massive student debt brace for another large rise in June. Kooyong independent...

Members of the crossbench have today sent the following open letter to Minister Plibersek requesting major environmental reforms are introduced as a full package before the end of this parliamentary term. 

Young Aussies are being ripped off. Their HECS debts are increasing each year as inflation climbs. Independent MP Monique Ryan has launched a petition to change the system. It's got more than 250,000 signatures. Listen to her ideas...

They're accused of camping outside politicians' offices and constantly knocking on doors in the halls of power, apparently wielding significant influence over our lawmakers. But most people know little about the lobbying industry and...

The Middle Arm project would have devastating consequences for the climate. I welcome the Senate inquiry commencing today into this fossil fuel development.Middle Arm is a fossil fuel development that would enable fracking of...

How much should we know about just who is meeting with our leaders in the Australian parliament and what they're talking about?That question's being examined by a senate inquiry that started public hearings in...

There is overwhelming support for the lobbying reform measures proposed by Dr Monique Ryan in her #CleanUpPoliticsAct, in the more than 100 submissions to the Senate inquiry into lobbying whose public hearings begin today....

The indexation of student debt is arguably the federal government’s biggest political problem when it comes to universities.Last June, student debt balances increased by 7.1%, the highest rate in decades. While HELP loans do not...