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Tink targets Labor for phone ban in detention
The Guardian, 25 November 2024
The Guardian Live Blog has featured Kylea in their live blog, stating "Mobile phones are a lifeline for people in immigration detention helping them to communicate with family, friends and the outside world. This is an attempt by Labor to silence a Peter Dutton scare campaign on immigration while silencing any criticism from detainees – preventing them from speaking to journalists, or advocates."
Labor’s appalling migration bill is a ‘race to the bottom’ with Peter Dutton
Media Release, 25 November 2024
Kylea says the government’s plan to ban mobile phones and introduce sniffer dogs in immigration facilities is 'a dangerous precedent' for human rights. She goes on to call out Labor's immigration policies as becoming a 'cut and paste' of Dutton's.
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”.
'Detrimental impact': Independent MP Kylea Tink opposes social media ban
ABC News, 21 November 2024
Kylea says she will oppose the proposed social media ban, describing the plans as an example of Labor chasing headlines over substantive policy reform. "If what's being dished up on social media is having a negative impact on young people, then platforms should be held to account for how that content is moderated," she says.
Rushed deportation bill faces Senate headwinds
AAP Newswire, 21 November 2024
Media coverage of the Government's plan to pay countries to accept deported non-citizens, which has been opposed by a Labor-led parliamentary committee on Human Rights. Kylea has spoken out against the bill, saying: “We are yet again here debating a government’s rushed attempt to ensure they can continue to impose their own political will rather than abide by international law."
'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."
Kylea calls for federal battery rebate scheme to support 1m household batteries
Media release, 19 November 2024
Kylea has advocated in Federal Parliament for a federally funded, national battery rebate scheme to support households and small businesses to invest in battery storage technology, referencing a Solar Citizens petition of over 8,000 signatures calling for this support.
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.
A climate of secrecy “not an option” when it comes to climate policy
Media release, 18 November 2024
With the Prime Minister confirming his government has no intention of releasing Labor’s 2035 emissions reduction target prior to the next election, this government - which promised transparency and ambition during the 2022 election - is creating a climate of secrecy when it comes to Australia’s climate policies.
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