Media & Press Statements

It's long been known that air pollution caused by cars can be detrimental to people's health But new modelling from the University of Melbourne has suggested Australian policy-makers have been dramatically under-estimating it's impact....

Martine van Boeijen used to grind out more than 60 hours a week at her Perth veterinary clinic while maintaining a strong running regime and a busy social life, but she now struggles to...

Independent MP for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan, has called on the government to support the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) in its efforts to recruit much-needed donors.

Labor has been accused of trying to thwart transparency and gag debate over offshore detention after the government tried to urgently push through legislation to renew Nauru as an immigration detention location with less...

There has been no correspondence from either the PM's or attorney-general's offices about Julian Assange for more than six months.

Dr Monique Ryan MP is calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to disclose what they have done, and will do, to secure the release of Australian...

The 30-year-old Iranian cousin of a Sydney man has been sentenced to death in Tehran, prompting a broad array of Australian politicians to join an international campaign trying to save his life.This last-ditch effort...

Independent MP proposes to make voting mandatory for young people aged 16 and 17, but with no fines

The Australian National University Dictionary Centre has just announced its word of the year is “teal”. Senior researcher Mark Gwynn described it as an “easy choice”. “The colour came to represent a movement of...

Tax cuts aren't only dividing the government, but also the crossbench - Independent MP Dr Monique Ryan has been opposed to the tax cuts, but others have been more hesitant to see them go...