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MP Kylea Tink promotes social cohesion
North Sydney Sun, 11 June 2024
Kylea is set to host a workshop to combat racism within the North Sydney community as the country’s social cohesion hits a record low. "We want everyone in our community to feel a sense of belonging, making North Sydney a place where our diverse community can thrive," she says.
Dutton escalates climate war with 'out of touch' teals
Australian Financial Review, 11 June 2024
Peter Dutton's plan to abandon Australia's 43 per cent emissions reduction target has been heavily criticised by crossbenchers, who say it shows that the Coalition has given up on winning back former Liberal seats.
Peter Dutton’s dangerous climate call reopens the Climate Wars and takes Australia backward
Media release, 11 June 2024
Peter Dutton’s promise to renege on Australia’s 2030 Climate targets is anti-science, anti-jobs and anti-climate action, Kylea says.
Joint statement on integrity and autonomy of ICC
Ministerial Correspondence, 5 June 2024
Kylea has signed a joint statement urging the Australian Government to publicly support the ICC's work and enable independent judicial processes to operate free from political interference and threat of punishment.
Nine independent MPs and Greens back UN call for Australia to ban fossil fuel advertising
The Guardian, 6 June 2024
Kylea has welcomed UN secretary António Guterres' call for countries to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies, while warning that Governments must also go further in halting the production of fossil fuel products.
Teals consulting with the Environmental Defenders Office for climate advice
The Australian, 4 June 2024
"It’s crucial Australia’s environmental laws actually do the job of protecting the environment for future generations," Kylea says of her conversations with the Environmental Defenders Office. “At a time when Peter Dutton’s energy policy appears to be written by Gina Rinehart and the fossil fuel lobby, and Labor’s energy policy by the gas industry, it’s crucial that crossbenchers speak to a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure voices other than vested interests are heard."
Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for the North Sydney Olympic Pool
The Hornsby-Kuringai Post, 1 June 2024
Kylea says the renovation of North Sydney Pool is a prime example of how not to do an infrastructure project. "The community deserves better and it’s time for all parties involved in this to publicly communicate a plan for re-opening the North Sydney Pool before the end of the year," she says.
Interview with ABC Radio about National Human Rights Act
Melbourne Drive, 30 May 2024
Kylea speaks with ABC Radio's Ali Moore about how a National Human Rights Act would work with existing state-based legislation and religious freedom in Australia.
Listen to the interview here (Kylea is featured two-thirds the way through the recording).
Report backs call for federal human rights act
Canberra Times, 30 May 2024
Australia is one of the only democratic nations without an enshrined bill of rights or human rights act. Kylea, who serves on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, has called for change. "This is not a time for cheap politicking... [or] to drive division," she says.
Federal Human Rights Act could help prevent policy failures like robodebt, parliamentary inquiry says
The Guardian, 30 May 2024
A parliamentary inquiry has called for Australia to adopt its first ever federal Human Rights Act. Public policy disasters including robodebt and neglect in the aged care sector “may not even have happened if we had a Human Rights Act providing protections for Australians”, Kylea says.
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