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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

ACCC Needs More Power, Not Just More Money

1 October, 2024 - The Greens welcome more funding for the ACCC and closer scrutiny of land banking, but warn that these measures alone won’t bring down food and...

McKim endorsed as Tasmanian Greens lead Senate candidate, says Greens can win two Senate seats in Tasmania

1 October, 2024 - Nick McKim has been confirmed as the lead Senate candidate for the Tasmanian Greens in the upcoming federal election. “I’m so grateful to h...

Labor needs to stop defending the supermarket Oligopoly

27 September, 2024 - The ACCC’s interim report on the supermarket sector has underlined the need for laws to stop price gouging and to break up the supermarket ...

Chalmers must do what the RBA won’t and cut rates

24 September, 2024 - The Reserve Bank’s failure to bring down interest rates puts the ball squarely in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ court to act, the Greens say. ...

ACCC’s supermarket price gouging case exposes Labor’s inaction

23 September, 2024 - The ACCC’s decision to take Woolworths and Coles to court for price gouging has highlighted Labor’s complete inaction on the corporate vill...

Greens won’t support RBA reforms until Labor tells the bank to cut rates

23 September, 2024 - The Australian Greens have said they won’t pass Labor’s Reserve Bank reforms until interest rates are cut. The Reserve Bank should lower...

Greens Introduce Bill to Make Price Gouging Illegal

12 September, 2024 - The Greens will introduce a bill to the Senate to make price gouging illegal, with big penalties for corporations who charge excessive pric...

Labor and Coalition Block Bill to End Native Forest Logging

11 September, 2024 - Labor and the Coalition have today voted together to block Greens' legislation to end logging of Australia’s native forests. The Greens’...

Chalmers must act now to bring down interest rates

10 September, 2024 - The Greens are urging Treasurer Jim Chalmers to use his powers to bring down interest rates, which continue to smash mortgage holders and r...

Labor Letting the RBA Crash the Economy

6 September, 2024 - Treasurer Jim Chalmers is sitting on his hands while the RBA is causing massive pain to young people and mortgage holders and deliberately r...

Coles' Billion Dollar Profits

27 August, 2024 - Coles making $1.1 billion in profits during a cost of living crisis shows the corporate supermarket duopoly needs to be broken up and price go...

Railton cement plant

16 August, 2024 - A $53 million grant given to upgrade Cement Australia's Railton kiln will fund the burning of native forest woodchips, documents revealed to t...