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Nick McKim
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Labor too gutless to support own policy

7 March, 2023 - Labor’s decision to oppose Greens legislation to evacuate refugees and people seeking asylum to safety in Australia - despite the bill being con...

RBA's Tenth Consecutive Interest Rate Rise is Institutional Madness

7 March, 2023 - The Reserve Bank's record tenth consecutive interest rate rise is a clear indication that the central bank is out of control and needs to be rei...

A serious plan for super could fund doubling rent assistance

4 March, 2023 - The Greens have called on the government to strengthen their proposed superannuation plan to meaningfully address wealth inequality and fund mea...

ABS figures show further interest rate rises unwarranted

1 March, 2023 - ABS figures released today show that further interest rate rises are unnecessary. “The RBA should not continue to raise interest rates when i...

Stage 3 tax cuts are the elephant in the room

28 February, 2023 - Greens’ Treasury spokesperson Senator Nick McKim has responded to the release of the Tax Expenditure and Insights Statement and the governme...

Scrapping of TPVs and SHEVs a welcome step

13 February, 2023 - The Greens welcome the decision to scrap Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEVs). "This decision is a g...

Reversal of Ministerial Direction 80 and 83

10 February, 2023 - The Greens welcome the Government’s decision to scrap Ministerial Directions 80 and 83, which will clear the way for processing of applicati...

Minister needs to understand the consequence of breaking a deal

9 February, 2023 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has provided further comment on the Greens’ support for a disallowance motion relating to s...

Government must step in to stop RBA rate rise

7 February, 2023 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to today’s decision by the RBA to raise interest rates for the ninth consecut...

Greens table Evacuation to Safety legislation

6 February, 2023 - The Greens have today introduced legislation in the Senate to compel the government to offer immediate evacuation to Australia to all remaini...

Donations data shows how banks buy outcomes

1 February, 2023 - Donations data released today shows how banks were able to bribe their way out of big fines for the malpractice of their executives, the Gree...

Remaking capitalism takes action, not just words

30 January, 2023 - In response to the Treasurer’s essay in the The Monthly, Greens’ Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, said that Jim Chalmers’ pledge to...