In the media
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ABC Mornings Post-Budget Panel
ABC Radio Mornings, 26 March 2025
Kylea speaks with host Kathryn Robinson and Fowler's Dai Le MP about the 2025 Federal Budget, describing the government's headline-grabbing tax breaks as a "very tiny, very small green shoot" that indicates that Labor may be prepared to begin to consider larger scale tax reform. When asked about the upcoming election, Kylea reiterates her commitment to the community independent movement: "We need everyday Australians stepping up ... to bring their real-life, lived experience into Parliament House, because it's only when you have that experience that you understand the impact that some of these reforms will have."
Fairy Bread: A Bread & Butter Budget Sprinkled with Sugar Hits
Media Statement, 26 March 2025
The 2025 Federal budget is a classic bread and butter budget that focuses on the bare basics but lacks ambition. This time however, it’s more like fairy bread in that it’s sprinkled with a few sugar hits that offer temporary relief for some but no long term, lasting benefits.
The Coalition’s attack on the climate authority is a cynical attempt to put ideology over facts – it must be called out
The Guardian, 27 February 2025
On the Coalition's attack on the Climate Change Authority, Kylea writes: "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
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.
The major parties, not the independents are the big spenders at election time
The Australia Institute, 12 February 2025
The government claims that recent electoral law changes are about limiting big spending by independents, but data shows that community independents spent less per seat than the major parties at the 2022 federal election.
Kylea on: North Sydney Pool, Council Rates & Gambling
ABC Radio, 4 February 2025
Kylea discusses the context behind North Sydney Pool, increasing council rates and calls for a total ban on gambling on ABC Radio this morning.
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