Media and Press Statements
Crossbench request EPBC reforms to be completed this parliamentary term
April 16, 2024
Members of the crossbench have today sent the following open letter to Minister Plibersek requesting major environmental reforms are introduced as a full package before the end of this parliamentary term.
Read MoreHECS Debt Crippling Aussie Students
April 14, 2024
Young Aussies are being ripped off. Their HECS debts are increasing each year as inflation climbs. Independent MP Monique Ryan has launched a petition to change the system. It's got more than 250,000 signatures. Listen to her ideas...
Read MoreThe men and women with orange lanyards who can wield significant influence
April 12, 2024
They're accused of camping outside politicians' offices and constantly knocking on doors in the halls of power, apparently wielding significant influence over our lawmakers. But most people know little about the lobbying industry and...
Read MoreThe Federal Government Must Stop Funding Middle Arm
April 10, 2024
The Middle Arm project would have devastating consequences for the climate. I welcome the Senate inquiry commencing today into this fossil fuel development.Middle Arm is a fossil fuel development that would enable fracking of...
Read MoreWho has access to Australia's halls of power?
April 08, 2024
How much should we know about just who is meeting with our leaders in the Australian parliament and what they're talking about?That question's being examined by a senate inquiry that started public hearings in...
Read MoreLobbying Inquiry A Crucial Test Of Federal Government’s Integrity Credentials
April 08, 2024
There is overwhelming support for the lobbying reform measures proposed by Dr Monique Ryan in her #CleanUpPoliticsAct, in the more than 100 submissions to the Senate inquiry into lobbying whose public hearings begin today....
Read MoreHow do we protect students from ballooning HELP debts? A fixed maximum indexation rate would help
April 08, 2024
The indexation of student debt is arguably the federal government’s biggest political problem when it comes to universities.Last June, student debt balances increased by 7.1%, the highest rate in decades. While HELP loans do not...
Read MoreAustralian air travellers need redress when things go wrong
April 07, 2024
For a country as vast as Australia and with such a large proportion of its population hailing from overseas, it is surprising that our aviation cancellation and compensation regulations lag so far behind those...
Read MoreCrossbenchers urge federal government to close 'cynical' HECS loophole in budget
April 05, 2024
The government is facing cross-party pressure to close a "cynical" HECS loophole, with one MP warning a private member’s bill will be “ready to go” if the May budget is insufficient.HECS-HELP debt is indexed...
Read More‘Impossible’: Brutal reality of paying off student HECS debt
April 02, 2024
Victorian independent MP Dr Monique Ryan recently launched a campaign to update, modernise and equalise the HECS system. Starting an online petition, Dr Ryan has garnered more than 200,000 signatures of support with ease....
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