Media and Press Statements
Statement on Gaza from Dr Monique Ryan MP
February 14, 2024
Rafah is the last place left to take shelter in Gaza. More than 1.3 million civilians are crowded into the small border town, with nowhere to go.I hold grave concerns for the civilians of...
Read MoreDr Monique Ryan MP To Launch Parliamentary Friends Of Scams Protection
February 07, 2024
Dr Monique Ryan MP will launch the Parliamentary Friends of Scams Protection at 12:00pm today (Wednesday 7 February) alongside Kate Chaney MP (Member for Curtin), Senator Jess Walsh, and Consumer Action Law Centre CEO...
Read MoreNew Fuel Efficiency Standard Will Give Us Cheaper, Cleaner, and Healthier Cars
February 04, 2024
I welcome the Federal Government's new Fuel Efficiency Standard, a climate policy that many of my crossbench colleagues and I have advocated for since before the last election. Australians will save hundreds of dollars a...
Read MoreThe Government Should Make The Stage 3 Tax Cuts Fairer
January 23, 2024
The Stage 3 tax cuts should be modified so they benefit more Australians.My community has been clear with me: if the government is going to add to inflation with tens of billions of dollars...
Read MoreTeals back Plibersek, urge Vic to find alternative to Port of Hastings
January 11, 2024
Federal teal MPs have urged the Victorian government to scrap its contentious Port of Hastings wind hub and consider alternatives in Geelong and Tasmania that would have less harmful environmental effects, amid confusion over how new...
Read MoreWith Natasha Fyles' Resignation, Middle Arm Is Now Untenable
December 19, 2023
The Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has resigned after months of pressure over the controversial Middle Arm gas precinct and the fracking of the Beetaloo Basin. Ms Fyles' final few months in office were...
Read MoreQantas Is Taking Us For The Wrong Kind Of Ride
December 15, 2023
More than most countries, Australia is reliant on air travel. 150,000 Australians will head to our airports today- hundreds of thousands more in the weeks to come.Many are looking forward to seeing family and...
Read More#CleanUpPoliticsAct Gathering Steam As Senate Votes To Hold Inquiry Into Lobbying
December 07, 2023
We’re one step closer to finally regulating lobbying in this country, after Senator David Pocock successfully set up a Senate inquiry into the issue late yesterday. I’m happy to hear that the Senate has tasked...
Read MoreAlarming Reports That Alleged Gas Lobbyist Works For The NT’s Chief Minister Warrant Investigation
December 05, 2023
I am alarmed by reports that Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles' senior adviser is also a director and 50 percent shareholder of the lobbying firm representing Tamboran, a gas company looking to frack...
Read MoreThe Victorian Government Just Opened Ministerial Diaries. The Federal Government Must Be Next.
December 01, 2023
I welcome the Victorian Government’s new and improved Ministerial Code of Conduct which among other measures requires Ministers to publish their diaries.If the Victorian Government can do it, the Federal Government can do it.Lobbyists...
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