In the media
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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.
It’s time Australia had its own Human Rights Act
Media release, 30 May 2024
Kylea has welcomed the release of a new report from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, which calls for the establishment of a national Human Rights Act to lay the foundations for a fairer, more sustainable, and more inclusive society, and ensure the rights of all Australians are adequately protected.
Statement on motion to recognise the state of Palestine
Media release, 29 May 2024
Kylea has abstained from voting on a motion in the House of Representatives that she believes would not meaningfully assist the people of Gaza or Israel, nor support social cohesion in Australia when it is most needed.
Tink asks treasurer about decision not to raise jobseeker in the budget
The Guardian, 28 May 2024
Kylea has asked the Government to explain why it has decided not to heed recommendations of the Economic Inclusion Advisement Committee about raising the rate of jobseeker.
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