Media & Press Statements
Coalition government’s ‘brazen’ health grant breach ‘worse than sports rorts’, integrity body says
June 07, 2023
Independent MP Monique Ryan demands major changes to commonwealth grants in light of blistering audit office report.The health department’s deliberate breaching of grant legislation under the former Coalition government is a bigger scandal than the sports...
Read MoreStudent loan debt is now a key drag on a generation’s ambitions and their borrowing power
June 02, 2023
What just happened to your student debt bill? Your HECS used to be something that ‘‘never went up’’. Literally! The annual inflation indexing of HECS would normally have a zero reading but this week...
Read MoreCrossbench Calls For National End To Native Forest Logging
June 01, 2023
This is the chance for the Federal Government to be brave. Today I'm joining 14 of my crossbench colleagues in calling for the Federal Government to end native forest logging nationally.
Read MorePharmacists Should Be Supported: Ryan
May 24, 2023
Doctor-turned-politician, Dr Monique Ryan, is urging the federal government appropriately support the community pharmacy sector to mitigate against the adverse impacts of 60-day dispensing.
Read MoreTogether, We Have Saved Our Beautiful Native Forests
May 23, 2023
I welcome the Victorian Government's move to end native forest logging at the end of the year, and congratulate the many volunteers, environmental organisations, community groups, and political candidates who have worked tirelessly for...
Read MoreOn Middle Arm, Labor Has More In Common With Scott Morrison Than The Experts
May 18, 2023
I am deeply concerned by the report in Guardian Australia today reporting official documents showing Labor understands Middle Arm to be the "key enabler" of expanded gas production in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo basin....
Read MoreIt's Not A Good Sign When The Gas Industry Is Happy With A Tax Change
May 08, 2023
The Federal Government has favoured gas companies making record profits over Australians battling a cost-of-living crisis with its proposed changes to the PRRT.
Read MoreMonique Ryan talks the Teals, sexism and climate change
May 08, 2023
The member for Kooyong discusses the difficulties of being a woman in parliament, and reveals the unexpected besties she’s made since being elected.
Read MoreDavid Pocock, Sophie Scamps, Monique Ryan call for more changes to petroleum resource rent tax
May 08, 2023
Independent MP Monique Ryan accused the government of favouring "gas companies making record profits over Australians battling a cost-of-living crisis". She said the government's pitch "leaves Australia a global laggard when it comes to...
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