Independent Federal Member for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan, has celebrated a win for older Australians as the crossbench, Greens, and Opposition senators combined to boot the government’s pensioner cash grab off the political agenda. Today’s motion, introduced by Senators Jacqui Lambie and Anne Ruston, successfully discharged the Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures)…
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Hands off pensioners’ private health cover
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Dr Monique Ryan, Independent Member for Kooyong, backs the growing concern among stakeholders, the Coalition, and the Greens, regarding the government’s planned cuts to the private health insurance rebate for over-65s.
Dr Monique Ryan slams the Coalition’s latest climate denial
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Independent Member for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan, has condemned the Coalition’s latest climate and energy thought bubble as a reckless attempt to unwind Australia’s clean energy transition, warning it would drive up household power bills, undermine our energy security and investor confidence, and abandon Australia’s responsibilities to protect communities by acting on climate change.
Dr Monique Ryan Introduces Private Member’s Bill to change the date of HECS indexation
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Today, Dr Monique Ryan will introduce a Private Member’s Bill into Parliament to change the date of HECS indexation, and make the student debt system fairer for millions of Australian students and graduates. Dr Ryan’s Bill has drawn widespread support from across the tertiary education sector, with leading officials from major universities and Australia’s peak…
Dr Monique Ryan MP: Simple HECS fix would save students billions
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Today, students across Australia will see their HECS debts rise again, by a total of over $1 billion, in another clear sign that Australia’s student debt repayment system is fundamentally broken. Dr Monique Ryan MP, Independent Member for Kooyong, said the annual increase highlights the urgent need for structural reform. “Young Australians are already under…