Integrity in federal politics
Restore integrity to politics by tackling corruption, dishonesty and discrimination.
Kylea has committed to working towards:
- Supporting a truly independent, well-resourced Australian Federal Integrity Commission with teeth, like that advocated in Helen Haines’ Integrity Bills.
- Legislative reform to ensure truth in political advertising.
- Legislative reform to curtail the influence of money in politics: including caps on individual donations, greater transparency and real reporting of all forms of donations including ticketing for events and other 'gifts' and real-time donation reporting.
- Better budget oversight to stop “pork barrelling” and the waste and mismanagement of public funds, including stronger business case development, cost benefit reporting and tendering and grants transparency.
- Appropriate and stronger powers for both the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Australian National Audit Office.
So far, North Sydney has achieved:
- A stronger National Anti-Corruption Bill via inclusion of multipartisan oversight.
- Development of the first ever binding Code of Conduct for all Parliamentarians and their staff.
- Continued advocacy for the release of Julian Assange.
- Input into a review of electoral campaign funding and political donations.
Next Steps:
- Scrutinising the Government’s proposals in relation to strengthening whistleblower protections and reforming Australia’s privacy laws.
- Continue to pursue greater transparency and mandate genuine community consultation for Infrastructure Australia
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS
Liberal MP Paul Fletcher sees red over teals, but look deeper and there's more at play
ABC News, 4 December 2024
The May 2022 rise of community independent parliamentarians is "a straightforward [story] of constituency neglect, which almost always drives the emergence of fringe or third-party groupings in this country", Annabel Crabb writes in ABC News.
North Sydney Olympic Pool
House of Representatives, 27 November 2024
Tink urges voters to consider local MPs behaviour during question time at the polls
The Guardian, 21 November 2024
Kylea has urged voters to consider their local federal member’s behaviour in question time at the polls, highlighting the poor conduct she has witnessed in her first term in parliament. She was joined by fellow community independent Zali Steggall, who said “Australian taxpayers are paying for question time” and should therefore get more out of it beyond “spin and bad behaviour”.
'It's just not a level playing field': Kylea on electoral reforms and proposed social media ban
ABC News Breakfast, 22 November 2024
Kylea discusses a number of major issues with the government’s proposed social media ban for under 16s — including the practicality of having people verify their age, and the failure to hold platforms responsibile for the content they publish — as well as the highly problematic package of electoral reforms that the Government has forced through the lower house with the Opposition's support.
ABC Sydney Breakfast with Craig Reucassel
ABC Radio Sydney, 22 November 2024
Speaking on the Government's proposed social media ban, Kylea argues that "a ban is not going to work. We have no way to enforce it, there is no technology to bring this into being, and it has been tried in other markets and it has failed."
Electoral reform, 2035 climate targets & Kylea's future in politics
Sky News Afternoon Panel, 18 November 2024
In a panel interview, Kylea discusses the 'duopoly' at play by major parties in electoral reforms, stating "We talk a lot in this country about equality and equity. What I'm arguing for is that it should be equitable. All Australians should be able to access this political system...". She goes on to speak about climate targets and her future in politics.