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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Labor’s decision on Greens’ gas tax amendments a key test

22 August, 2023 - The Greens say they will not be cowed by Labor’s desperate attempts to pass their weak gas tax unamended, and will move amendments when the PR...

Government can secure passage of their gas tax changes through the Senate Crossbench

31 July, 2023 - The Greens have offered to pass the Government’s gas tax changes through the Senate if the revenue from the changes is doubled by lowering the d...

Colette Harmsen

15 July, 2023 - Greens Senator Nick McKim has described the gaoling of environmental activist Colette Harmsen for three months as manifestly unjust. “Ms Harm...

RBA Governor

14 July, 2023 - The sacking of RBA Governor Dr Phillip Lowe is a victory for accountability, but nothing will change for renters and mortgage holders until Labo...

Federal Government must stop Tasmania’s assault on environment

4 July, 2023 - The Greens have condemned Forestry Tasmania’s move to expand its environmental vandalism to a further 1000 hectares of native forest for logging,...

Labor needs to ensure the RBA stays paused on interest rates

4 July, 2023 - Greens’ Economic Justice spokesperson Senator Nick McKim has responded to the RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold today. “The RBA’s decision ...

Labor caves to big business on tax transparency

23 June, 2023 - Labor has yet again done the bidding of big business and wound back its plans for tax transparency, showing who really pulls the levers in Austr...

Hotel Detention

21 June, 2023 - The Human Rights Commissioner’s damning findings on hotel detention should prompt an immediate end to the policy, the Greens say. “This is an...

RBA finally admits corporate profiteering is a driver of inflation

20 June, 2023 - Greens Treasurer spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the release of minutes of the 6 June meeting of the RBA which states that so...

Rate rises mean more public subsidies for landlords

9 June, 2023 - The RBA’s string of 12 interest rate rises in 13 months will mean an additional $11 billion lost revenue for the Commonwealth budget, PBO figures...

RBA engaging in generational war with Labor’s support

6 June, 2023 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Senator Nick McKim has responded to today’s decision by the RBA to raise interest rates for the twelfth time in thir...

Labor should not do dirty deal with Liberals at PRRT crossroad

26 May, 2023 - Following reports today that the Liberals are seeking to facilitate gas expansion in return for supporting Labor’s pathetic PRRT changes, the Gre...