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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Dutton's latest attack on natural justice

22 May, 2017 - Peter Dutton placing unreasonable deadlines on claims for asylum is an attack on some of Australia's most vulnerable people and undermines natura...

Dutton's latest attack on natural justice

22 May, 2017 - Peter Dutton placing unreasonable deadlines on claims for asylum is an attack on some of Australia's most vulnerable people and undermines natura...

Truth finally ekes out on Manus Island shooting

22 May, 2017 - The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has finally started to concede facts about the Good Friday shooting attacks at the Manus Isla...

Manus documents show torture is government policy

17 May, 2017 - Documents showing a plan to make conditions worse for people in Australia's Manus Island detention centre are proof that the torture of innocent ...

Manus documents show torture is government policy

17 May, 2017 - Documents showing a plan to make conditions worse for people in Australia's Manus Island detention centre are proof that the torture of innocent ...

Dutton and Turnbull abandon the men of Manus Island

16 May, 2017 - The Australian government is preparing to completely wash its hands of the men it has detained for four years on Manus Island. "After four years ...

Dutton and Turnbull abandon the men of Manus Island

16 May, 2017 - The Australian government is preparing to completely wash its hands of the men it has detained for four years on Manus Island. "After four years ...

Manus Island report reveals Dutton's neglect and lies

15 May, 2017 - Amnesty International's report on the Manus Island shooting and concessions from PNG police have made clear Peter Dutton's catastrophic failure t...

Manus Island report reveals Dutton's neglect and lies

15 May, 2017 - Amnesty International's report on the Manus Island shooting and concessions from PNG police have made clear Peter Dutton's catastrophic failure t...

Government fails to back Dutton's lies over Manus Island shooting

11 May, 2017 - The government has refused to back Peter Dutton's lies about the Good Friday attacks on Australia’s Manus Island detention centre. "Michaelia Cas...

Nick McKim on Freedom of Speech

10 May, 2017 - It is interesting that we are often subjected to, it has to be said, lectures mainly from the Liberal backbench and their fellow right-wingers in...

Visa fees will only entrench disadvantage

5 May, 2017 - Exorbitant fees for parental visas are deeply unfair and will entrench disadvantage, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick McKim says. "The governm...