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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

National accounts show government spending must continue

2 December, 2020 - Today’s national accounts figures show that government support for people who need it most must continue, Greens economic justice spokesperso...

Senate casts doubt on proposed changes to lending laws

9 November, 2020 - Media Release: Senate casts doubt on proposed changes to lending laws November 9, 2020 The Senate today supported a Greens motion condemning ...

RBA lodges a vote of no confidence

3 November, 2020 - The RBA’s decision to cut interest rates to new historic lows and start a new round of quantitative easing is a vote of no confidence in the ...

Greens 2020 Budget in Reply

9 October, 2020 - This budget has been delivered in truly exceptional circumstances. We are in the middle of a global pandemic that has hit us hard, but the pan...

Budget shows cuts to humanitarian intake

7 October, 2020 - Cutting 20,000 places from Australia's humanitarian intake is cruel and unnecessary, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick McKim says. "The Lib...

Lending changes are foie gras for banking

25 September, 2020 - Greens Economic Justice spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, responded to reports today that the government will loosen lending standards and ...

NBN Upgrade

23 September, 2020 - The Government's NBN announcement is a small step in the right direction, but there are still significant issues that need to be addressed,...

Prohibited Items Bill

5 August, 2020 - The Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 is irredeemable and must be rejected by the Senate, t...

Behrouz Boochani

24 July, 2020 - Comments from Greens Immigration spokesperson Senator Nick McKim on New Zealand's decision to grant asylum to Behrouz Boochani: "New Zealand gra...

Release refugees from high risk Mantra hotel

13 July, 2020 - Confirmation that an immigration detention guard at the Mantra Hotel in Melbourne has tested positive for Covid-19 reinforces the need for detai...

Prohibited Items Bill

14 May, 2020 - The Government’s latest attempt to prohibit items in immigration detention centres is a massive overreach, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick M...

Expansion of ASIO powers unjustified

13 May, 2020 - The Government’s latest attempt to expand ASIO’s powers is cynical and unjustified, the Greens say. “Yet again, Peter Dutton is trying to increas...