Newsroom
Podcast: 7am
Guest: Contributor to The Monthly Margaret Simons.
Background reading: Independents and the balance of power in The Monthly.
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Recent blog posts
Teal MPs slam ‘perversion of democracy’ on immigration laws
December 07, 2023
Sydney Morning Herald, 6 December 2023
Kylea has criticised a Government plan to rush new immigration laws through parliament on Wednesday, arguing that "this is what regimes do to communities when they are seeking to have complete control ... they pass laws in the dead of night without their citizenship knowing about it."
Opinion: The way Australia treats refugees shames the entire nation
December 05, 2023
The New Daily, 1 December 2023
Australia's immigration detention regime goes much further than border protection; effectively punishing those who flee to our country in the desperate hope of refuge, Kylea says.
Calls for royal commission into immigration detention
November 28, 2023
Canberra Times, 28 November 2023
Kylea has backed calls for a comprehensive investigation of Australia's long-standing bipartisan immigration detention policy.
Labor faces crossbench revolt over 'rushed' IR laws
November 27, 2023
The Australian, 27 November 2023
Kylea has asked for more time to consider Labor's "Closing Loopholes" industrial reforms, noting that the community is uneasy with the pace and scale of the proposed changes. Crossbench MPs are arguing that rushing the legislation through the chamber could have unintended consequences on small business and the economy.
Push to limit immigration detention, ban detaining kids
November 27, 2023
Canberra Times, 27 November 2023
Kylea has introduced a private member's bill to reduce the time the government can hold someone in immigration detention to 90 days, as well as banning authorities from detaining children.
Hard Solo changes name to Hard Rated after alcohol code breach
November 17, 2023
Sydney Morning Herald, 16 November 2023
Kylea says the Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC) ruling sends a clear message to the industry that similar products would be unacceptable to the community.
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