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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders

25 March, 2020 - The Federal Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders impacted by the coronavirus shutdown, Greens Immigration spokespe...

High Court ruling

11 February, 2020 - The Greens welcome the High Court’s decision regarding the government’s ability to deport First Nations peoples. “Trying to deport First Nat...

Religious Discrimination Second Exposure Draft

10 December, 2019 - The second exposure draft of the Liberals' Religious Discrimination legislation has made already bad legislation even worse. "The Liberals h...

Religious Discrimination Bill

2 December, 2019 - The Greens urge the Government to use the parliamentary break to amend the serious problems in the proposed religious discrimination laws. "T...

Australia no different to Saudi Arabia when it comes to the treatment of two Saudi journalists

19 November, 2019 - Greens Senators Janet Rice and Nick McKim have condemned the treatment of two Saudi journalists by the Australian government. Quotes attribu...

Greens refer Liberal election signs to AFP

8 November, 2019 - The Greens have today referred the Victorian Division of the Liberal Party to the AFP over signs used at Victorian polling places during the ...

Medevac Repeal report

18 October, 2019 - Evidence heard during the medevac inquiry made an overwhelming case for keeping the legislation in place, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nic...

Biloela family must be allowed to stay

30 August, 2019 - The Biloela family must be allowed to stay in Australia, Greens Immigration and Citizenship spokesperson Nick McKim says. “Trying to deport a ...

Manus Island

19 July, 2019 - Australian Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nick McKim has been ordered to leave Manus Island on the sixth anniversary of the commencement of ind...

New Spy Powers Unjustified

19 June, 2019 - Peter Dutton's plan to allow the Australian Signals Directorate to spy on Australians is a dangerous and unjustified attack on fundamental right...

Christmas Island reopening a cynical waste

3 April, 2019 - The Liberals spending $185m to reopen and then close Christmas Island is rank cynicism and deeply wasteful, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick...

Pauline Hanson

28 March, 2019 - Greens Senator for Tasmania Nick McKim says words of condemnation for Pauline Hanson’s repugnant comments about Port Arthur are not enough.   “...