Media & Press Statements
Parliamentary delegation will visit Washington to urge US to ditch extradition of Julian Assange
September 05, 2023
A multi-party delegation of federal MPs and senators will travel to Washington DC this month as part of the campaign to release WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Read MoreBarnaby Joyce and Monique Ryan agree on two things: the weather and freeing Julian Assange
September 05, 2023
Australian MPs from across the political spectrum will travel to Washington this month in a bid to recruit American politicians to the campaign to pressure the Biden administration to drop its pursuit of WikiLeaks...
Read MoreCrossbenchers demand Office of National Intelligence climate risk report
August 10, 2023
House and Senate crossbenchers have combined to slam the Albanese government for not delivering an "open and transparent conversation" about climate change as a security risk. ACT senator David Pocock, Greens senator David Shoebridge,...
Read MoreThe Australian government admits its funding is supporting the gas industry. That’s politically risky
August 10, 2023
Events in Canberra this week point to a significant political battleground for the next federal election. More than 80 doctors converged on the capital to protest against government support for fossil fuel expansion in...
Read MoreNT doctors and parents protest against Beetaloo fracking and Middle Arm Project at Parliament House
August 08, 2023
Parents and doctors from the Northern Territory have travelled to Canberra to demand the federal government stop fracking in the Beetaloo Basin and withdraw its $1.5 billion subsidy for the Middle Arm project on Darwin Harbour.
Read MoreResponse To Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Comments Today On Middle Arm
August 08, 2023
Today Parliament House hosted its largest-ever delegation of doctors. Almost 100 of them, many from the Northern Territory, warned of increased cancer rates and other devastating health consequences if the Federal Government funds the...
Read MoreAustralian doctors to protest against Beetaloo Basin fracking at Parliament House
August 07, 2023
Up to 70 doctors are set to converge on Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday as they urge Canberra to withdraw its $1.5bn stake in Middle Arm. The grassroots protest, supported by Doctors for...
Read MoreTurning Point In Climate Debate As Largest Ever Delegation Of Doctors Arrive At Parliament To Sound Alarm Over Australia’s Own Cancer Alley
August 07, 2023
The largest delegation of doctors to ever come to Parliament House will sound the alarm over Darwin’s Middle Arm gas precinct, warning of increased cancer rates and other devastating health consequences if the Federal...
Read MoreIndependent MP Monique Ryan expresses 'distress and disgust' at CO2 sea dumping bill
August 03, 2023
The independent member for Kooyong Monique Ryan has accused the federal government of encouraging more gas projects by introducing legislation that would allow carbon dioxide to be pumped into international waters. 'The bill will be a...
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