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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Labor’s budget surplus betrays renters, mortgage holders and students while keeping a future for coal and gas

14 May, 2024 - The Australian Greens say that Labor’s third budget betrays those doing it tough by prioritising a surplus ahead of helping people. It will fuel ...

PRRT Bill

10 May, 2024 - The Government’s proposed changes to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax will see revenue go down, not up, and shows the Labor Party are being used ...

Senate inquiry calls for price gouging to be made illegal and for supermarket divestiture powers

7 May, 2024 - The Greens-led Senate Select Committee on Supermarket Prices has recommended making price gouging illegal, as well as introducing divestiture laws...

Labor’s merger reforms weak and inadequate

10 April, 2024 - Labor’s proposed merger reforms are weak and inadequate, and show how much the party is in the thrall of big business, the Greens say. “This...

Supermarket CEOs to face Senate Inquiry

9 April, 2024 - The CEOs of Coles and Woolworths will next week face the Greens-led Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing. “They’ll have to answer for pric...

Forests portfolio

25 March, 2024 - Incoming Greens Forests spokesperson Senator Nick McKim says he will use the portfolio to campaign for an end to native forest logging in Austr...

RBA Reform Legislation

22 March, 2024 - The Government’s proposed changes to the RBA will make the bank and the country less democratic and represent a complete capitulation to financ...

Greens to introduce divestiture legislation for power to break up supermarkets

19 March, 2024 - The Australian Greens will this week table a Bill in the Senate to introduce divestiture powers into Australian competition law.   ...

Visa cancellations

14 March, 2024 - The Greens condemn the Australian government's decision to cancel visas for Palestinians fleeing the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza and alrea...

Australia must support global billionaires’ tax

1 March, 2024 - Australia must get on board with the global billionaires’ tax proposed at the G20 meeting, the Greens say. “As the gulf between super-wealthy...

Greens will move amendment to retain s11 of RBA Act

22 February, 2024 - The Greens will move an amendment in Parliament to retain s11 of the RBA Act which gives the Treasurer the power to override Reserve Bank de...

Time To Hold The Supermarkets Duopoly To Account

22 February, 2024 - time to hold the supermarket duopoly to account By Nick McKim, Senator For Tasmania      For too long Coles and Wool...