The Latest Breaking News from Monique Ryan

Trump links, US alliance questioned during election

Labor and the coalition are quick to defend the US alliance despite Australia being attacked with tariffs but neither want to appear too close to Donald Trump.

AAP · Apr 13, 2025

High-profile Liberal candidate who pitched herself as a renter admits she owns two properties

Amelia Hamer, who is running in the Victorian seat of Kooyong, has also opposed construction of new apartments in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025

Star Liberal candidate slammed over housing 'lie'

An Oxford University-educated Liberal candidate has admitted she owns apartments in London and Canberra after selling herself to voters as a renter.

AAP · Apr 7, 2025

‘Bad’ hate crime laws quickly passed after terror ‘con job’ must be reversed, crossbenchers insist

Independents and legal experts say Labor and Coalition teaming up to ‘ram laws through parliament’ lacked transparency and was ‘bad politicking’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2025

Dutton names crossbenchers who could help him clinch minority government as poll puts Coalition ahead of Labor

Opposition leader says he will talk to three MPs as YouGov poll predicts Coalition winning 73 seats to Labor’s 66 at upcoming federal election

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2025

‘Grooming our children’: politicians demand Sportsbet pull promotional filters from Snapchat

Exclusive: Monique Ryan, Kate Chaney, Andrew Wilkie and Sarah Hanson-Young all call for gambling giant to remove the social media ads immediately

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2024

Fess up! Independents push parties on climate targets

Independent MPs are demanding that Labor reveal its 2035 climate target, saying voters deserve to know as climate change is contributing to higher living costs.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024

'Unacceptable': MPs told to lift standards, lower tone

As one Liberal member called for quotas for women in parliament, MPs have been urged to ease back anger in political debate amid rising social tensions.

AAP · Sep 9, 2024

Countdown for APS guidance on right to disconnect as draft law released

Guidelines are being worked on for how the right would apply to the APS.

The Canberra Times · Jul 12, 2024

‘More secretive than the Morrison government’: Labor accused of transparency failure

Independent MPs are frustrated by the Albanese government’s slow progress, saying its actions have not matched its words

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2024