Nick McKim
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Australian Greens Senator for Lutruwita/Tasmania Authorised by N McKim, Australian Greens
Tasmania once criminalised people for being gay or for cross-dressing. Yesterday Tasmania's Parliament finally passed laws to erase those convictions and offer redress for the harm caused. This is justice decades overdue.
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The Greens have secured a Senate inquiry into the capital gains tax (CGT) discount. We will use this to expose one of the most regressive tax breaks in Australia, where 50% of the benefit goes to the top 1% wealthiest Australians.
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In an abhorrent turn of events, Queensland's Health Minister - Tim Nicholls - has reinstated a ban on gender-affirming care for young trans folk, just hours after the Supreme Court ruled the LNPās first ban unlawful.
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A Queensland mum just had to take the LNP Government to court so her trans kid could get healthcare. And she won! The Supreme Court ruled the LNPās ban on gender-affirming care was unlawful.
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Police and Forestry Tasmania have scoped out the Styx Forest Sentinel Camp that I visited this week.
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2025 has already been the worst on record for the destruction of koala habitat. Almost 4,000 hectares ā the size of four Sydney Airports ā has been approved to be bulldozed this year.
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My privilege to meet today with a delegation of Australiaās Tibetan community. We spoke about the need for self-determination for Tibetan people, and the importance of protecting the future succession of the Dalai Lama from Chinese government interference.
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Of course we need more renewable energy projects, but Robbins Island is the wrong project in the wrong place.
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority has just laid 29 charges against the Forestry Corporation of NSW for repeatedly failing to protect a threatened species. Again.
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Today is Wear it Purple Day š Today and every day, we must advocate for, support, and empower LGBTIQA+ young folk, and create safe and inclusive environments for them to thrive.
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For some teals, the problem with negative gearing is that wage earners are using it. You don't fix a rort by only letting rich people use it.
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The latest ABS data shows property investors are continuing to squeeze first-home buyers out of the market.
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CommBank has just reported a massive $10.25 billion annual profit, the highest in at least a decade and up 4% on last year.
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Israeli forces have attacked the Freedom Flotilla Handala ā an unarmed aid boat bound for Gaza ā and abducted its crew of activists, including two Australian citizens.
4 months ago
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Labor has sanctioned Mehreen Faruqi for holding up a sign in the Senate, but wonāt sanction Israel for its genocide in Gaza. Itās like peaceful activism is worse than murdering countless Palestinian babies.
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Whatās happening in Gaza is not a war. Calling it a war is a deliberate attempt to obscure the truth. Letās name it up. Itās a barbaric slaughter, a genocide, a mass murder. And Labor has made Australia complicit. End the genocide and free Palestine āš¼šµšø
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It is deeply disappointing that the Prime Ministerās outline of his economic agenda today is a love letter to the Liberal partyās economic worldview.
5 months ago
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Your eligibility to donate plasma or blood shouldnāt be determined by your sexuality or your gender.
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Greens pressure works! While Labor is browsing the Greens' website looking for policy ideas, they should also copy and paste our plan to get dental into Medicare and end native forest logging.
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Tasmanian farmed salmon is stinking rotten extinction salmon. Do not eat it.
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The ACCC has confirmed Coles and Woolworths have an iron grip on the supermarket sector, and they are using it to rip people off. They confirmed that supermarkets are price gouging, that they lack competition, and that they are among the most profitable supermarkets globally.
8 months ago
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Live on Monday, 7pm AEDT - games, chats, and maybe a Victory Royale.
twitch.tv/nickmckimgaming
8 months ago
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The Greens have a plan to take on the supermarket giants and bring grocery prices down. Weāll make price gouging illegal, introduce divestiture powers to break up Coles and Woolworths, and set up a powerful watchdog to stop their rorts.
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I'll accept the challenge Jim. A debate between Angus Taylor MP and Jim Chalmers MP would be an absolute snorefest anyway, as they are in lockstep on the big issues. Mr Taylor has gone quiet so the Treasurer now has a chance to debate someone who will actually disagree with him.
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This is the guy who promised not to increase interest rates then went on a record-breaking spree of increases, increasing cost of living pain for millions of Australians. The whole point of interest rate rises is to reduce demand by causing financial pain.
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7 Tasmania has just been bought by ADH. ADH lists Advance as one of its partners. Advance are funded by billionaires and fossil fuel interests and have a stated intention to destroy the Greens. Be warned. We are watching the oligarchs take over in the US and itās happening here.
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Greens pressure works! Laborās extra investment into Medicare will make a huge difference. This announcement is a significant part of the Greens āGP for Freeā plan. We have pressured Labor to act, and they finally have - voting Greens forces Labor to do better.
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The Reserve Bank has cut rates by 25 basis points. The big banks should now cut their rates by 50. Bank corporations are happy to increase their loan rates by more than the RBA puts them up when it suits them. They should do the same now rates are falling.
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Mortgage stress is increasing yet Commbank have just posted a staggering $5.13bn half-yearly profit, up 7% on the preceding 6 months. Last year Commbank CEO defended corporate profiteering when he whinged about the Greens plan to tax excessive corporate profits.
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Today weāre launching our plan to tax billionaires to fund essential services. While ordinary people struggle to pay rent and see a doctor, Gina Rinehart has $40.6 billion. Thatās the system Labor and the Liberals are defending.
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The Greens are introducing legislation to increase superannuation contributions for frontline firefighters and paramedics, bringing them in line with Australian Defence Force personnel.
10 months ago
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Yesterday we learned of millions of dollars in corporate donations to the major parties. Now the CEOs come to Parliament to dictate how our country should run. Instead of selling out to them, we should make them pay their fair share of tax so more people can have a better life.
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Uncle Jimās defence of his country against industrial logging has inspired many including me. He should be warmly thanked rather than convicted and fined. The real crimes here are destroying Aboriginal heritage, logging species into extinction and heating the planet.
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He hasnāt even left Parliament yet and heās already landed a plum corporate gig for a major bank that has given his party nearly $800,000 in donations in the past decade. Itās a big club and youāre not in it.
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