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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Bipartisan cruelty toward people seeking asylum continues

16 August, 2018 - Labor and Liberal MPs voting together to retrospectively validate the unlawful detention of up to 1600 people seeking asylum confirms that bus...

The Greens’ plan to protect takayna/Tarkine

20 July, 2018 - The Greens have a plan to protect takayna/the Tarkine in a National Park that is owned and run by Aboriginal Tasmanians. Greens candidate for Br...

Turnbull and Tudge should stop dividing

20 July, 2018 - The Turnbull Government should stop punishing and demonising migrants if it wants to help people settle in Australia, Greens Immigration and Cit...

Five years of indefinite offshore detention

19 July, 2018 - Five years of offshore detention is five years too long, Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nick McKim says. “There are many hundreds of people sti...

Labor locks in behind cruelty

12 July, 2018 - Comments from both Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese confirm Labor has abandoned all compassion on refugee policy, Greens Immigration spokespers...

Defence Force callout legislation

28 June, 2018 - The increased use of the Defence Force on Australian streets is deeply concerning, Australian Greens Justice spokesperson Nick McKim says. “Legi...

Family violence cross-examination changes

28 June, 2018 - The Greens welcome legislation to restrict the circumstances in which family violence survivors can be cross-examined in family law proceedings....

Cuts to services for people seeking asylum

27 June, 2018 - The cuts to support for people seeking asylum in Australia are unconscionably cruel and designed to force people into poverty, Greens Immigratio...

Foreign Influence and Espionage Bills

27 June, 2018 - The foreign influence and espionage legislation that is being rushed through Parliament will have serious impacts on people’s right to protest a...

World Refugee Day

20 June, 2018 - Australia has much to lament this World Refugee Day, Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nick McKim says. “There are still hundreds of men, women an...

Death on Nauru

15 June, 2018 - The death of person who sought asylum in Australia but was exiled offshore for five years is a another bloody stain on Australia’s national cons...

Labor and Liberals ignore the Tarkine/takayna

14 June, 2018 - Comments from Labor and Liberal candidates for Braddon about takayna show how ignorant the old parties are about the values of the area. “The Ta...