Media & Press Statements
Monique Ryan defends record on Israel after Jewish principal slams Gaza post
November 03, 2023
Kooyong independent MP Monique Ryan has defended her stance on the Israel-Hamas war after the principal of a prominent Jewish school in her electorate published a letter calling it “unacceptable” that Israel’s suffering wasn’t...
Read MoreEmissions Impossible: Middle Arm Could Emit Half Of Australia’s Carbon Emissions Over Next 25 Years
October 31, 2023
The dangers posed by the Northern Territory's pursuit of a domestic gas industry havebeen laid out in damning detail in the report released on Tuesday by highly-respectedindependent climate scientists at Climate Analytics.According to the...
Read MoreCrossbenchers urge Labor to have ‘courage’ on changes to resources tax and stage-three tax cuts
October 27, 2023
Influential crossbench parliamentarians have called on Labor to toughen up the petroleum resource rent tax and redistribute stage-three tax cuts to raise revenue to alleviate the cost of living.The independent senator David Pocock and MPs Monique...
Read MoreStrong medicine: politically risky ideas to fix Australia
October 27, 2023
Australia has been urged by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to overhaul its tax system, deregulate state zoning laws and warn home buyers of properties’ climate risks as part of a sweeping...
Read MoreAustralia’s life-saving bone marrow registry needs $13m. Why is red tape holding it up?
October 23, 2023
The money is there to increase the number of donors to help patients with leukaemia and blood cancers but governments won’t agree to release it, MPs say.Ryan told Guardian Australia: “Every day we wait...
Read MoreWhy Australian Lawmakers Want the US to Free Julian Assange
October 23, 2023
We are representatives from across the Australian political spectrum — right to left. We rarely agree on anything, with this exception: Julian Assange, an Australian citizen, must be freed to return home to Australian...
Read MoreTeal MPs call for national road-user charges after high court shuts down Victoria’s EV tax
October 20, 2023
Teal independent MPs have welcomed the high court’s decision to strike down Victoria’s electric vehicle tax, urging the federal government to instead legislate national road-user charges. Zoe Daniel, Allegra Spender, Monique Ryan and Kylea Tink...
Read MoreMonique Ryan Hansard 18 October 2023 Speech on Israel
October 18, 2023
I rise to support this motion by the Prime Minister. I unequivocally condemn last week's attacks on Israel by Hamas. The decision of Hamas to attack Israeli towns and villages was indefensible.The heinous acts...
Read MoreAustralia votes No to the voice: Teals deliver election warning for Liberals
October 15, 2023
Seven teal electorates have delivered a Yes clean sweep, placing the Liberal Party on notice that it faces a serious challenge to reclaim the seats at the next federal election. The Yes vote surged in five of...
Read MoreStatement By Dr Monique Ryan MP On Voice Referendum Result
October 15, 2023
Last night, the nation rejected a gracious invitation from Indigenous Australians to recognise them in the Constitution through a Voice to Parliament. I feel great sadness about that but I unquestioningly accept that result....
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