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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Amid record corporate super-profits, Greens announce new Tycoon Tax to raise $338 billion for public good

6 September, 2021 - Media Release The Greens have today announced they will push for a new 40% corporate super-profits tax on the excess profits made by big ...

One Nation’s JobKeeper transparency stitch up

2 September, 2021 - One Nation has let the Government off the hook on JobKeeper rorts, just as public pressure is mounting to unsustainable levels, the Greens s...

Workers lose as corporations gain

1 September, 2021 - Companies claiming a bigger share of profits at the direct expense of workers shows the need to properly tax big corporations and the super ...

Harvey Norman makes record profits as inequality soars

31 August, 2021 - Harvey Norman’s record profits show the need to make big corporations and billionaires pay their fair share of tax, the Greens say. “Harvey No...

Australian Government needs to expedite bridging visas for Afghans

20 August, 2021 -   The Australian Government should immediately issue bridging visas to Afghan people in Afghanistan who have made substantive visa applicatio...

Morrison's Afghan Refugee Offer an Insult

18 August, 2021 - Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s refusal to increase Australia’s humanitarian intake to respond to the Afghanistan crisis is an insult and a fa...

Prospective Marriage Visa holders

18 August, 2021 - The Greens welcome the news that holders of Prospective Marriage Visas, who applied more than 12 months ago, will be exempt from the travel ba...

Australia must go beyond our annual humanitarian intake to support Afghanistan

17 August, 2021 - The Greens have responded to reports the Australian Government will pause deportations to Afghanistan, saying it is not nearly enough given ou...

Budget in Reply 2021-22

13 May, 2021 - 13/05/2021 20:12Senator Nick McKim I rise to give the budget in-reply speech on behalf of the Australian Greens, and I acknowledge firstly that I...

Greens announce billionaires tax to fund schools, dental, and jobs for all

28 March, 2021 - The Greens will today announce key election policies, including a ‘billionaires tax’ to help fund genuinely free public schools, dental into Me...

Australia has an obligation to refugees who have contracted COVID

17 March, 2021 - Refugees that the Australian Government exiled to Papua New Guinea contracting COVID should prompt their immediate evacuation to Australia, Gre...

Greens reject Online Safety Bill

16 March, 2021 - The Greens will vote against the Online Safety Bill because it is poorly drafted and could lead to widespread, unintended consequences.  "This ...