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Free concert urges government to take climate responsibility
North Side Living, 20 July 2024
“Climate change threatens the future health and wellbeing of all Australians, but especially young people,” said Kylea in North Side Living's article on the Our Future, Your Duty concert.
Nauru detainee speaks out as new boat arrivals near 100
ABC News, 19 July 2024
Kylea and Senator David Pocock are pushing the Albanese government to improve processing times of asylum seekers in Nauru, with the goal of their Private Member's Bill to cap offshore detention times at 90 days.
Lane Cove Council to fund a study into 5G technology
In The Cove, 18 July 2024
Kylea has responded to Lane Cove Council's call to fund a study into 5G technology, stating "...it is important that all Australians know their safety is always paramount in the minds of anyone involved in the federal government..." and concluding that any necessary research should be initiated by the council independently.
Free Sydney concert to press federal government over climate change
The Guardian, 18 July 2024
The Our Future, Your Duty concert has featured in The Guardian Live Blog, including statements from both Kylea and Anjali Sharma.
Free, all-age concert will see North Sydney unite to call for a positive duty of care for future generations
Media Release, 17 July 2024
Some of Sydney’s best known new musical talents are teaming up with climate activist Anjali Sharma, North Sydney MP Kylea Tink, and North Sydney Council to call for the federal government to recognise its responsibility to future generations and fight for intergenerational inequity.
In 2022, I left court in tears. Standing in parliament felt like deja vu
The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 2024
Youth climate activist Anjali Sharma explains in this op-ed why she and other young Australians want the government to legislate a Duty of Care.
There are no ‘safe’ seats any more, and here’s why that’s good news
The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 2024
Ross Gittins article discusses how the rise of independents and minor parties is good for Australian politics, and the teals MPs 2022 election proves that. "...the two main parties just play politics...Voters are increasingly taking the law into their own hands by opting for the minor parties and independents."
Kylea's Interview on ABC Radio Sydney Breakfast on 'Save North Sydney'
ABC Radio Sydney Breakfast, 8 July 2024
Kylea speaks on the community's 'Save North Sydney' campaign in response to the AEC's plan to abolish the electoral seat of North Sydney, stating "My heart lies with North Sydney." She goes on to say that "The AEC's released this plan as a draft...they've asked for the feedback and I think that gives the people of North Sydney every right to go back and say 'well I think you've got it wrong'."
A new bill is proposing a human right to housing. How would this work?
The Conversation, 5 July 2024
The Conversation's explainer article dives into the fundamentals of Kylea and David Pocock's bill to make housing a human right, and how this would work to help mitigate the housing crisis and homelessness.
Revealed: The ‘missing middle’ Sydney housing changes delayed until after council elections
The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July 2024
North Sydney Council has written to the NSW Government rejecting a plan to increase the number of medium density homes around transport hubs. The council has rejected all 14 proposed planning triggers including around town centres in Cammeray, Cremorne, Crows Nest, Milsons Point and Neutral Bay.
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