Media and Press Statements
The winds of change are coming to Hawthorn. Some welcome it, others are wary
March 16, 2024
For 17 years from the window of Alley Tunes, his record store and cafe next to Glenferrie railway station, Fabrice Lemoyne has watched Hawthorn slowly ebb and flow. He’s looked on as foot traffic...
Read More20k Australians rally behind Monique Ryan’s petition to change HECS debt indexation
March 15, 2024
Thousands of Australians have rallied behind a petition calling for Federal Education Minister Jason Clare to make Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) debts easier to pay off.Independent member for Kooyong Dr Monique Ryan launched...
Read MoreJetstar cancelled Jacqueline’s flight. It offered to fly her home two days later
March 10, 2024
The federal government faces growing pressure to boost consumer protections for air travellers as data reveals more than a quarter of Australian airline flights are late. Federal independent MP Monique Ryan said consumer rights...
Read MoreLobbyists Must Stop Spreading False And Misleading Information On Fuel Efficiency Standards
March 07, 2024
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) should stop spreading misleading information and should apologise to all Australians for polluting an important public discussion about fuel efficiency standards. The FCAI should represent the whole car...
Read MoreCollapsed floors and safety risks: Public schools in disrepair close classrooms
March 05, 2024
When a floor collapsed in a classroom at Fitzroy North Primary School last year, the Education Department sent a crew to cover access to the room with black plastic. More than a year later,...
Read MoreUniversity reforms get thumbs up from teals, Nationals
March 03, 2024
Nationals MP Darren Chester and a long list of independents have given Jason Clare the thumbs up for his ambitious higher education reforms, saying its multigenerational approach is the right one for the national...
Read MoreJoint Statement: Humanitarian assistance, Gaza.
February 29, 2024
It is now nearly one month since the government announced a temporary pause in Australia’s funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Read MoreMelbourne schools fall into ‘shocking’ state of disrepair
February 29, 2024
There’s nothing more important than our kids getting a safe and good education.
Read MoreClean Air For Our Kids A Crucial Lesson From The Pandemic
February 26, 2024
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport launched an inquiry into Long COVID and Repeated COVID Infections on 1 September 2022. After receiving more than 500 submissions, and...
Read MoreThe Government Must Make HECS/HELP Debts Fairer For Millions Of Australians
February 26, 2024
In a cost-of-living crisis, young people only just starting out their careers shouldn't be straddled with HECS/HELP debts rising faster than their wages are. University enrolment should be celebrated – instead, rising HECS/HELP debts...
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