Pages tagged "policy_integrity"
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Administrative Review Tribunal (Second Reading Amendment)
House of Representatives, 21 March 2024
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Only 6 of 58 Federal parliamentarians willing to stand up for NSW to get a better GST deal
Daily Telegraph, 22 March 2024
Kylea is named as one of the few Federal MPs from NSW who were willing to question the distribution of GST revenue. She has previously called for more transparency around GST distribution, noting that these decisions are currently shaped by backroom political deals between major parties and the states and territories.
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Administrative Review Tribunal Bill
House of Representatives, 19 March 2024
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Crossbenchers put political donations in the crosshairs of major reform push
SBS, 19 March 2024
Kylea and her crossbench colleagues have put forward a bill to strengthen Australia's electoral laws. The proposal, led by Kate Chaney MP, seeks to cap donations at $1.5 million, require more transparency over donations, and address misinformation in political advertising.
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'How not to do an infrastructure project': Kylea Tink on the North Sydney Pool
The Guardian, 17 March 2024
Kylea is quoted in a feature article on the beleaguered redevelopment of the North Sydney Olympic Pool. Problems began when the Federal Government gave the pool a $10m grant meant for regional and remote women’s sports, she says.
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Independent MP speaks on GST carve-up
Sky News, 15 March 2024
Kylea has raised questions of integrity and transparency in government as the states and territories bicker about the GST carve-up. “They tell us that it’s done by an independent body, but we know these deals are done behind the back of where they go," she says.
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Palmer to contest donations limit
Sydney Morning Herald, 13 March 2024
Kylea says Labor’s decision to pursue greater transparency on election funding is evidence of the growing influence of the integrity-minded crossbench. However she warns that any cap on spending in individual seats could advantage parties over independents — for example, spending on national TV ads that may not be captured in seat-specific limits.
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Truth and transparency in proposed election reforms
The New Daily, 13 March 2024
“Transparency is not a bad thing for anybody," Kylea says of the Government's upcoming election reform legislation, noting that Australian political parties received $90 million in donations from unknown sources in the lead up to the 2022 federal election.
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Federal Member Kylea Tink Calls for Funding for North Sydney
The Hornsby-Kuringai Post, 1 March 2024
Local media coverage of North Sydney's pre-Budget asks, which Kylea has submitted to the Federal Treasury after consultations and discussions with community groups, peak bodies, four local councils, and constituents.
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Two-year wait for parliament workplace enforcement body
The Guardian, 15 February 2024
Kylea says poor behaviour in Parliament House is unlikely to change without the threat of real consequences. “There is still a gaping hole in the way that parliamentarians are called to account for their behaviour,” she says.