Dr Monique Ryan
@mon4kooyong.bsky.social
Independent Member for Kooyong. Authorised by M. Ryan 145 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East, 3123 #Mon4Kooyong
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It's my belief that only a federal Royal Commission can comprehensively and independently investigate all circumstances leading up to the Bondi terrorist attacks.
January 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM
It's my belief that only a federal Royal Commission can comprehensively and independently investigate all circumstances leading up to the Bondi terrorist attacks.
The government can’t claim that medical research is a priority while failing to treat it as one. Nine in 10 leading researchers in Australia are missing out on government support for world‑class proposals, leaving exceptional talent uncertain about their future.
Most researchers miss out on innovation grants while medical fund sits on $25b
Nine in 10 Australian researchers had their “ideas grant” applications rejected last year, even as Australia’s medical investment fund sits on $5 billion more than it was designed to hold.
www.theage.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The government can’t claim that medical research is a priority while failing to treat it as one. Nine in 10 leading researchers in Australia are missing out on government support for world‑class proposals, leaving exceptional talent uncertain about their future.
Excessive cutting back of nature strips’ tree canopy contributes to urban heat islands, damages trees, goes against expert advice, and costs ratepayers millions of dollars.
The Allan state govt needs to drop its evidence-free red tape and wind back regulations on suburban tree pruning.
The Allan state govt needs to drop its evidence-free red tape and wind back regulations on suburban tree pruning.
‘Extremely timid’: Expert slams state’s limited trial for power line tree pruning
Strict regulations that require severe pruning of street trees around power lines could be eased in a trial aimed at improving urban canopy cover.
www.theage.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Excessive cutting back of nature strips’ tree canopy contributes to urban heat islands, damages trees, goes against expert advice, and costs ratepayers millions of dollars.
The Allan state govt needs to drop its evidence-free red tape and wind back regulations on suburban tree pruning.
The Allan state govt needs to drop its evidence-free red tape and wind back regulations on suburban tree pruning.
The richest 10% of Australian households get more money from the capital gains tax discount than the government spends on Jobseeker, the childcare subsidy, government schools or higher education - nearly $4.5bn more than it would cost to include dental in Medicare.
Treasury figures reveal $18 billion capital gains windfall for Australia’s richest 10 per cent
The latest tax expenditure figures released on Friday by the Treasury department show this financial year the richest 10 percent of Australians will receive $18bn worth of tax breaks from the capital ...
thepoint.com.au
December 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The richest 10% of Australian households get more money from the capital gains tax discount than the government spends on Jobseeker, the childcare subsidy, government schools or higher education - nearly $4.5bn more than it would cost to include dental in Medicare.
Medical research matters!
Australian scientists are making potentially lifesaving breakthroughs into the molecular mechanisms of brain tumours - discoveries with potential for commercialisation and global uptake. We should support them better via the MRFF and NHMRC.
Australian scientists are making potentially lifesaving breakthroughs into the molecular mechanisms of brain tumours - discoveries with potential for commercialisation and global uptake. We should support them better via the MRFF and NHMRC.
Mark’s deadly cancer will come back. Now scientists know why
When Mark Norris finished his cancer treatment, there was nothing doctors could do except wait for it to return. The father of two says that’s not good enough.
www.theage.com.au
December 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Medical research matters!
Australian scientists are making potentially lifesaving breakthroughs into the molecular mechanisms of brain tumours - discoveries with potential for commercialisation and global uptake. We should support them better via the MRFF and NHMRC.
Australian scientists are making potentially lifesaving breakthroughs into the molecular mechanisms of brain tumours - discoveries with potential for commercialisation and global uptake. We should support them better via the MRFF and NHMRC.
Large SUVs and utes are 82% more likely to kill children in collisions- 44% more likely to kill adult pedestrians or cyclists. They damage our roads and add to air pollution, harming our health.
Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why
Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008.
www.theage.com.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Large SUVs and utes are 82% more likely to kill children in collisions- 44% more likely to kill adult pedestrians or cyclists. They damage our roads and add to air pollution, harming our health.
Big shout out to all the legendary posties working over Christmas and New Year. Boxing Day sales mean more work for them at a hot and dusty time of year. They never stop, and they deserve our gratitude.
December 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Big shout out to all the legendary posties working over Christmas and New Year. Boxing Day sales mean more work for them at a hot and dusty time of year. They never stop, and they deserve our gratitude.
Really sad to hear of the passing of Dr Katie Allen.
I've known Katie for four decades - we were medical students at the same time, were both paediatricians at RCH and researchers at the MCRI, and then both became federal politicians.
I've known Katie for four decades - we were medical students at the same time, were both paediatricians at RCH and researchers at the MCRI, and then both became federal politicians.
December 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Really sad to hear of the passing of Dr Katie Allen.
I've known Katie for four decades - we were medical students at the same time, were both paediatricians at RCH and researchers at the MCRI, and then both became federal politicians.
I've known Katie for four decades - we were medical students at the same time, were both paediatricians at RCH and researchers at the MCRI, and then both became federal politicians.
I’ve met with many constituents over the past three years regarding Earl Street and the Willsmere roundabout in Kew, and I’ve continued to work with local, state and federal governments on this.
‘Does somebody have to die?’ Fury over dangerous roundabout that gave grandma two black eyes
Vehicles zoom around this “dangerous” roundabout every 2.6 seconds, prompting fed-up locals to demand a safe place to cross.
www.theage.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I’ve met with many constituents over the past three years regarding Earl Street and the Willsmere roundabout in Kew, and I’ve continued to work with local, state and federal governments on this.
AFL clubs, the Grand Prix and Victorian govt have distanced themselves from a private security group accused of worker exploitation, tax evasion, and ties to a bikie gang.
Why is the Albanese govt still paying MA group to guard asylum seekers on Nauru?
Why is the Albanese govt still paying MA group to guard asylum seekers on Nauru?
Embattled security firm haemorrhaging high-profile clients amid growing scandals
Four AFL clubs, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and the University of Sydney have dumped scandal-plagued company MA Services Group.
www.theage.com.au
December 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
AFL clubs, the Grand Prix and Victorian govt have distanced themselves from a private security group accused of worker exploitation, tax evasion, and ties to a bikie gang.
Why is the Albanese govt still paying MA group to guard asylum seekers on Nauru?
Why is the Albanese govt still paying MA group to guard asylum seekers on Nauru?
Words fail. Parliamentarians hosting Parliamentary Friends of AUKUS, with an event featuring the Defence Minister, paid for by lobbyists who sell armaments.
This is cash for access, pure and simple. Supported and promoted by ALP and Liberal MPs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This is cash for access, pure and simple. Supported and promoted by ALP and Liberal MPs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group sponsored by lobbying firm with high-profile defence clients
Exclusive: Greens condemn sponsorship of group’s launch by Precision Public Affairs, which represents clients with lucrative contracts with the Australian government
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Words fail. Parliamentarians hosting Parliamentary Friends of AUKUS, with an event featuring the Defence Minister, paid for by lobbyists who sell armaments.
This is cash for access, pure and simple. Supported and promoted by ALP and Liberal MPs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This is cash for access, pure and simple. Supported and promoted by ALP and Liberal MPs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
The Albanese government is paying a bikie gang hundreds of millions to keep ~100 asylum seekers on Nauru, an island of ~12000 people, about the size of Tullamarine airport. They can’t work, can’t afford decent food, and can’t access proper healthcare.
www.theage.com.au/world/oceani...
www.theage.com.au/world/oceani...
Bikie-linked security firm still guarding Nauru detainees
Personnel at MA Services Group have repeatedly attempted to cover up its role in an ongoing operation involving a private security force sent to Nauru to guard exiled Australian immigration detainees.
www.theage.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Albanese government is paying a bikie gang hundreds of millions to keep ~100 asylum seekers on Nauru, an island of ~12000 people, about the size of Tullamarine airport. They can’t work, can’t afford decent food, and can’t access proper healthcare.
www.theage.com.au/world/oceani...
www.theage.com.au/world/oceani...
Congratulations to all who received their VCE results today.
This is a significant milestone in your lives—but remember that the results from one set of exams do not define you or your future.
You’ve achieved a great deal in reaching this point, and the really fun parts are still to come!
This is a significant milestone in your lives—but remember that the results from one set of exams do not define you or your future.
You’ve achieved a great deal in reaching this point, and the really fun parts are still to come!
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Congratulations to all who received their VCE results today.
This is a significant milestone in your lives—but remember that the results from one set of exams do not define you or your future.
You’ve achieved a great deal in reaching this point, and the really fun parts are still to come!
This is a significant milestone in your lives—but remember that the results from one set of exams do not define you or your future.
You’ve achieved a great deal in reaching this point, and the really fun parts are still to come!
Australia’s medical and scientific research sectors save lives and are vital to our economy. The government has to step up and lean in to their potential.
It’s small-minded and short-sighted to force them to wither on the vine, when we have money put aside for this purpose in the Future Fund.
It’s small-minded and short-sighted to force them to wither on the vine, when we have money put aside for this purpose in the Future Fund.
December 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Australia’s medical and scientific research sectors save lives and are vital to our economy. The government has to step up and lean in to their potential.
It’s small-minded and short-sighted to force them to wither on the vine, when we have money put aside for this purpose in the Future Fund.
It’s small-minded and short-sighted to force them to wither on the vine, when we have money put aside for this purpose in the Future Fund.
Too many Australians are skipping specialist appointments because they can’t afford gap fees. That’s unacceptable in a country with a universal healthcare system.
www.theaustralian.com.au/health/medic...
www.theaustralian.com.au/health/medic...
www.theaustralian.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Too many Australians are skipping specialist appointments because they can’t afford gap fees. That’s unacceptable in a country with a universal healthcare system.
www.theaustralian.com.au/health/medic...
www.theaustralian.com.au/health/medic...
Waste, corruption, and cruelty define Australia's offshore detention regime. The Albanese Government has a duty of care to ensure asylum seekers are able to live safely and with dignity.
‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20
Forbidden from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensive
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Waste, corruption, and cruelty define Australia's offshore detention regime. The Albanese Government has a duty of care to ensure asylum seekers are able to live safely and with dignity.
Hiding a “jobs for mates” report for 18 months, dumping it after the end of parliamentary year, then ignoring key recs hardly suggests a commitment to transparency & integrity in govt. Australians deserve better than what they get from the major parties www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused
A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hiding a “jobs for mates” report for 18 months, dumping it after the end of parliamentary year, then ignoring key recs hardly suggests a commitment to transparency & integrity in govt. Australians deserve better than what they get from the major parties www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Air pollution from cars kills more people each year than the road toll.
Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Two cars, similar size, but one emits 17 times more of a deadly pollutant
New rules around NOx, the most deadly form of vehicle pollution, come into force today, as testing reveals which popular models are pumping out more than others.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Air pollution from cars kills more people each year than the road toll.
Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Still on a massive high after a wonderful community event last night with Malcolm Turnbull.
So great to talk about evidence-based national security policy, and protection of our democracy, with an experienced, rational leader with such a remarkable backstory.
So great to talk about evidence-based national security policy, and protection of our democracy, with an experienced, rational leader with such a remarkable backstory.
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Still on a massive high after a wonderful community event last night with Malcolm Turnbull.
So great to talk about evidence-based national security policy, and protection of our democracy, with an experienced, rational leader with such a remarkable backstory.
So great to talk about evidence-based national security policy, and protection of our democracy, with an experienced, rational leader with such a remarkable backstory.