In the media
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Teal MP ‘dismayed’ by government’s new gas strategy
The Guardian, 9 May 2024
Kylea says the government's Future Gas Strategy is out of step with global climate goals. "This looks like ‘gas-fired recovery’ 2.0, reinforcing just how beholden to the gas industry our major political parties are," she says.
Continued expansion of gas puts renewable energy transition at risk
Media release, 9 May 2024
At a time when climate scientists are warning we are on track to blast past the 1.5°c warming target, and when renewable energy projects are coming online at a record pace, it is dismaying to see the government unveil what we’re being told is a fleshed-out transition plan – but leading it with gas.
Tink backs domestic violence funding
North Sydney Sun, 8 May 2024
Kylea has welcomed the statewide rollout of the Staying Home Leaving Violence program, commenting that "while the program has proven to be effective it has previously, and inexplicably, not been funded in any of the 9 LGAs on the North Shore or Northern Beaches, at a time when it is needed most."
5 things families should look out for in this month’s Federal Budget
North Shore Mums, 8 May 2024
It has been a tough year for many Australian families, and Kylea has called on the Government to help take the pressure off household budgets with its upcoming Federal Budget via improvements in childcare, student loans, Centrelink payments, domestic violence support, and corporate taxes.
Statewide rollout of Staying Home Leaving Violence is a welcome step in the right direction
Media release, 6 May 2024
Today’s announcement from the NSW Government of $230 million to enhance support for domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) victim-survivors and expand programs that reduce the rate of violence against women and children is a welcome step in the right direction.
Finally – an educated adjustment to HECS calculations
Media release, 5 May 2024
Today’s announcement of a new approach to HECS indexation as well as debt forgiveness from last year is overdue, but welcome.
Royal commission into gender-based violence not needed to tell Australians ‘what’s going on’
Sky News, 3 May 2024
Instead of putting more time and money into another Royal Commission to address the domestic violence crisis, Kylea says Australia needs to be funding programs like Staying Home Leaving Violence, investing in early intervention programs and addressing bail laws to make sure that victims are protected from the perpetrators.
ABC News Breakfast interview on gendered violence
ABC News Breakfast, 3 May 2024
Australia's approach to domestic violence needs to shift from focussing on victims running, to focussing on addressing the root causes of gender-based violence in this country and holding perpetrators to account, Kylea says.
Advocates say more needed for violence against women
ABC News Radio, 2 May 2024
Kylea says more needs to be done to tackle perpetrators of domestic violence. "If our focus is constantly on getting women and children out of these situations, we are going to continue to fail because we do not have the money or the resources to remove every woman and child from their home."
Albanese’s $925m escape money pledge just ‘one piece of the puzzle’
Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May 2024
Kylea has expressed her disappointment with the Albanese Government's response to the domestic violence crisis, which fails to focus on the perpetrators of violence. “As a society, we need stronger perpetrator accountability for domestic and gender violence," she says. "In cases of violence, the burden must be on the perpetrator to leave home, not the victim."
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