In the media
Sydney Morning Herald
Labor’s signature climate change bill to slash emissions by 43 per cent is facing defeat in the Senate after the Greens delivered a scathing assessment of the draft legislation.
A leaked draft of the climate change bill obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age revealed the proposed legislation is largely symbolic because it will only enshrine an emissions target and oblige the federal government to make an annual progress report to parliament.
North Sydney independent Kylea Tink said the most important thing was that “whatever comes out of this legislative reform it has to be a lot more than a headline emissions reduction target for 2030” and that “there needs to be a clear ratcheting up clause in the legislation” to be able to raise climate targets in the future.
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New high level push to give communities the right to challenge big, environmentally destructive projects
Media release, 16 April 2024
Enshrining communities’ right to challenge the merits of large, environmentally destructive projects in law would drastically improve integrity in decision making, restore the public’s faith in a broken system, and lead to better outcomes for nature, according to a groundbreaking new expert report.
Environmental merits reviews would not mean 'green lawfare'
Canberra Times, 16 April 2024
Kylea says the legal system that governs Australia's environmental decision-making lacks integrity, and the public wants it to change.
The crossbench and the environment
Pearls and Irritations, 4 April 2024
After attending the "The Future of Our Environment" panel discussion in North Sydney, Jocelyn Chey writes that neither the government nor the opposition are taking effective climate action — but voters, at least in this part of the country, feel passionately about it.
From boots to ballots: Kylea Tink's political path
Coonabarabran Times, 4 April 2024
"Democracy is only as strong as the people who turn up for it, and every politician should be answerable to community," Kylea says. "Being an independent is empowering because ... I am not in it for a career, or to win favours, or to put myself ahead. I am 100 per cent for the community."
Kylea Tink welcomes new funding for St Leonards TAFE
North Sydney Sun, 4 April 2024
Media coverage of the Federal Government's new $3.2 million investment in cutting-edge LED Volume technology at TAFE NSW St Leonards. “Ultimately, young Australians need to be confident the skills they can develop via a TAFE education are just as valued as those that are gained via a University degree and I am excited to see this federal support having such a positive impact locally," Kylea says.
Independent MPs blast Labor, Coalition on small business policies
Smart Company, 4 April 2024
Media coverage of a COSBOA panel discussion, where Kylea spoke about how she worked with government to improve the recent ‘same job, same pay’ legislation.
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