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The Sydney Morning Herald
Voters will be asked to trust a growing field of independent candidates to decide who forms government if there’s a hung Parliament after the federal election, with prominent challengers declining to say whether they would back Labor or the Liberals.
“I would talk to all those with aspirations to be the government and I would be inclined to give certainty to the party which comes closest to meeting the core and key principles of my platform,” she [Kylea Tink] said.
Recent blog posts
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.
Hard Solo to be renamed after regulator finds alcoholic drink had 'evident appeal to minors'
November 16, 2023
The Guardian, 16 November 2023
Following strong advocacy from Kylea, the alcoholic drink Hard Solo will change its name to Hard Rated after Australia’s beverages advertising code regulator found the brand would have a “strong or evident appeal to minors”.
Liberals seek to pit teals against each other in electoral boundary shift
October 31, 2023
Sydney Morning Herald, 30 October 2023
“Any proposal for moving Warringah west towards North Sydney would create a more significantly bifurcated electorate, split by Middle Harbour with three distinct zones which do not share cultural, sporting, community or issues links," Kylea has said of proposals to redraw electorate boundaries ahead of the next election.
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