In the media
Refugee Action Campaign's Palm Sunday Rally
The North Sydney community has long advocated for better, fairer treatment of refugees.
Many in our community firmly believe that Australia has a responsibility to protect the human rights of all seeking asylum on our shores, including by setting firm limits on immigration detention times and significantly improving our visa processing turnarounds to meet the standards of our international peers.
"Our visa processing system is outright broken, and leaves Australia as an outlier when it comes to other ‘human rights abiding’ countries," says Kylea Tink MP, Independent Federal Member for North Sydney.
Read a full transcript of her speech at the Refugee Action Campaign's Palm Sunday rally here.
Other relevant posts
The Coalition’s attack on the climate authority is a cynical attempt to put ideology over facts – it must be called out Kylea Tink
The Guardian, 27 February 2025
Kylea's op-ed on the Coalition's attack on the Climate Change Authority has been featured in The Guardian. She states "As my grandmother used to say: we are all entitled to our own opinions. But we are not entitled to our own facts."
When does bipartisanship happen? When mutual self-interest is served
The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 2025
Reputable economics editor Ross Gittins has described a bipartisan deal on electoral reform as “collusion”, saying the major parties have passed reforms that “advance their interests at the expense of the voters.” He says a minority government would allow independents to push for “braver policies in return for keeping the minority government in power. Not such a bad arrangement.”
‘Swimming in debt’: Sydney’s $14 billion student loan burden
The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 February 2025
New data shows that North Sydney is region with the 4th highest number of students with HELP debt (44,030).
The 12 teal battlegrounds to watch out for this election
Australian Financial Review, 26 February 2025
After the wave of independents that swept the 2022 election, here are the 35 community-backed independents to watch out for as we head towards the polls.
Genetic discrimination ban stranded by Labor
The Australian, 19 February 2025
Kylea has consistently called out the government for delays on the promised genetic discrimination ban, stating "It’s just a dog breakfast. It shouldn’t have been allowed to get this far.”
Reserve Bank cuts interest rates to 4.1 per cent after 13 rate hikes — as it happened
ABC News, 18 February 2025
The Reserve Bank has announced an interest rate cut for the first time since November 2020.
Every Friday
Kylea's newsletter hits the inboxes of people right across our electorate of North Sydney. Stay up to date with Kylea's plans and progress as she tells us about her week speaking with people in our community. We'll also highlight the latest community events and initiatives to get involved with.