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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 2d

This year, I hope the Israeli and Palestinian people find a way to put down their weapons and reach out their hands, bring families together, and rebuild communities.

In Australia, let's find peace and respect.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 2d

All hostages must be released, there must be a ceasefire, Hamas must demilitarise, aid to Gaza must increase, and the steps towards a two state solution must gain momentum.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 2d

It is two years today since the horrific Hamas terrorist attack on the people of Israel.

The conflict has brought immeasurable grief to the people of Israel and the innocent civilians of Gaza.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 5d

I’m Walking Towards Home to support Servants Housing in Kooyong.
Servants provides safe, affordable homes for vulnerable community members.

I’m walking 10ks/day for 10 days (my team assures me the treadmill counts!). The link to donate is in my bio — I’d love your support. 💙

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 7d

My recent Parliamentary Budget Office costings showed we could double research spending from the MRFF while keeping over $24 bn in the fund.

The government should use the fund for what it’s for: improving Australian health research and innovation.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 7d

Curing a child’s epilepsy is a remarkable, lifechanging achievement.

Wonderful to see Australian neurologists using AI for world-leading research.

Last year the Medical Research Future Fund turned down at least 1/2 the AI grants it reviewed.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 7d

Sharing my statement in response to the peace process proposed this week.

I welcome the plan proposed this week in the hope that it might represent real progress towards peace in the Middle East.
Civilian deaths in Gaza and Israel must come to an end, all hostages must be returned, and aid must flow to Gaza. There must be no role for Hamas and no forced displacement of Palestinians.
There are reasons to be concerned that the plan may not work, but the situation is such that we must explore all opportunities to achieve a sustained peace agreement.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 8d

Bushfire season is coming.

Australians need to know that if they call 000 their call will always be answered.

The govt must give us that certainty by immediately legislating for a 000 custodian.

Emergency services are too important to be left to foreign private companies.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 10d

Australia has an amazing opportunity to use its Medical Research Future Fund to immediately supercharge healthcare innovation - to develop new medicines, new therapies, new cures.

The economic and social potential for our country is huge.

The government could release billions of dollars today.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 10d

The airlines will stop cancelling and delaying flights only when we enforce penalties for them doing that for commercial reasons.

The govt needs to hold the airlines to account with a compensation scheme for avoidable delays and cancellations. It’s worked overseas, it would work here.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 10d

Australia’s medical research sector is world-leading.

It would be even better if we spent the billion of dollars we’ve put into the Medical Research Futures Fund over the last 10y on the healthcare improvements and innovation it’s earmarked for.

The money is there for that purpose. Let’s use it.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 19d

By implementing simple, practical solutions we can improve air quality in childcare settings, schools, hospitals, aged care settings, and reduce absenteeism.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 19d

Great to see Australian medical researchers leading global efforts at the UN to declare healthy indoor air a human right.

Australian schools have lower standards for air quality monitoring than pet shelters.

Australia to lead first-ever United Nations indoor air quality global

The Australian Academy of Science and Burnet Institute are leading global efforts at the United Nations, to declare healthy indoor air a human right. More than 300 leaders will come together to

www.science.org.au

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 20d

Young Australians are bearing more and more economic burden because of our failure to index tax brackets. As Ken Henry has put it, this is an act of intergenerational bastardry. We need to index tax brackets, lessen the load on wage earners, and stop giving subsidies to fossil fuel industries.

Young working Australians facing a decade of tax pain

The federal budget bottom line is improving, but it will be younger people doing the heavy lifting for the next 10 years.

www.theage.com.au

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 20d

Chris Bowen says the net zero transition is our best economic opportunity.

A climate target of 62-70% is blowing that opportunity.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 25d

I'll continue to push the government to use all means to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, to allow innocent civilians to be supported with housing, food, water and medical aid.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 25d

The Declaration underlines the international community's commitment to isolating Hamas, ending its rule in Gaza, and bringing all hostages home.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 25d

With that step we’ve joined 141 other nations in collective action towards ending the war in Gaza and committing to further political and humanitarian steps towards a just and lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 25d

Overnight Australia supported the UN General Assembly Resolution on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 25d

My Clean Up Politics Act would shine a light on lobbyists’ activities and close the revolving door between the health ministry and the medical industry.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 25d

Australia spent billions on vaccines, RATs, and PPE during the pandemic.

Last month in Parliament, my motion to draw attention to dubious COVID vaccine procurements was voted down by the ALP and the LNP.

Acts of collusion by the major parties continue to corrode trust in government.

Former minister working for three companies linked to controversial religious group

The Sydney-based church has been described by former members and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a "cult".

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 26d

Labor campaigned heavily on climate action. This is a national disgrace. How can Australia expect to host COP31, when our own government clearly demonstrates a lack of commitment to action on climate?

Shame on the Albanese government.

Australia's largest gas project given final approval to operate until 2070

Australia's biggest gas project, Woodside's North West Shelf, has received final approval to extend operations through until 2070.

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 26d

I asked Chris Bowen about this in Question Time last week. Given the NT govt's failure to act, when will the federal govt step in to protect our health and our climate?

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 26d

A gas plant 7km from Darwin has been leaking massive quantities of methane for 30 years. The NT Environment Protection Agency knew but has done nothing. The chair of the NT EPA is a paid lobbyist for the co-owner of the gas plant.

Regulator in gas leak 'scandal' had paid role with industry lobbyist

The man in charge of the Northern Territory government's handling of a major methane leak at a Santos gas plant was working with a lobbyist for the project's co-owner.

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 27d

Australians are paying for the effects of climate change already. It's time the govt made big polluters pay their part. The first step is for the government to release its National Climate Risk Assessment report - to acknowledge, transparently and honestly, where we are and what we need to do.

Local governments face soaring cost of climate change

Local government revenue is not keeping pace with the rapidly rising costs of climate change, according to new analysis by The Australia Institute.

australiainstitute.org.au

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