Media & Press Statements
Support For Lobbying Reform Grows With Liberals Backing Stronger Regulations
May 07, 2024
Support for Parliamentary lobbying reform is growing, after a Liberal-dominated committee foundthat current regulations are inadequate.This lobbying inquiry was set up after I introduced the #CleanUpPoliticsAct, which called for anexpanded Lobbying Code of Conduct,...
Read MoreThe government’s HECS change is good, but another tweak is still needed
May 06, 2024
Timing is important – and that’s one of the clear shortfalls in the federal government’s surprise for young people with student loans over the weekend. The decision to limit increases in student debt via...
Read MoreLabor wipes $3b off student loans as cost-of-living relief measure
May 05, 2024
A total of $3 billion will be wiped off millions of Australians’ student debts for tertiary education in an Albanese government pitch to younger voters punished by years of rising rents and consumer prices....
Read MoreAfter 288,000 Australians demanded change, the government has reduced everyone’s HECS debts
May 05, 2024
Over the past two months, 288,000 people have signed my petition — one of the largest in Australian history — calling on the government to fix the broken HECS debt system. Today, we won....
Read MoreLetter to the Prime Minister: Violence against Women
April 30, 2024
Thirty-two women have been killed by men’s violence this year alone. I alongside members of the crossbench wrote to the Prime Minister calling for urgent action to stop violence against women.
Read More4.8% HECS Debt Increase: New CPI Figures Show Why Australians Need HECS Debt Relief Now
April 24, 2024
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...
Read MoreThe Government Must Listen To The 260,000 Australians Calling For Fairer HECS Debts
April 18, 2024
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...
Read More‘Simpler and fairer’: Albanese flags HECS changes in budget relief
April 18, 2024
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...
Read MoreCrossbench request EPBC reforms to be completed this parliamentary term
April 16, 2024
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.
Read MoreHECS Debt Crippling Aussie Students
April 14, 2024
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...
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