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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 43m

The Grattan Institute's new report shows that electrification can halve households' energy costs while also driving down emissions.

By accelerating the shift to renewables we'll provide cost of living relief to all Australians.

Australians deserve cheap, clean energy for homes and businesses.

Grattan Institute @grattaninstitute.bsky.social · 17h

💡 Cheaper energy bills AND reduced emissions?

Our new report finds that Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving room for the federal gov't to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households.

Here’s how: buff.ly/9UPN4ub

A graphic of wind turbines on a rocky shore, with the text New Grattan Report Bills down, emissions down, a practical path to net-zero electricity

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

Fun fact: Santos has paid $0 in corporate tax in the last 10y while selling $48bn of Australian gas.

Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.

Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.

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

Every time the government accepts money from the gambling industry, it increases its debts to companies whose business models are based on preying on young and vulnerable people, and doing them harm.

The Albanese government does this again and again.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 3d

The gambling industry is predatory and insidious.

I quit the Parliamentary Sports Club a few weeks ago, when I discovered it had registered as a lobbyist group and was sponsored by the gambling peak body.

The industry will do anything to wield influence on pollies, and hates being called out.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 3d

Cavoodle. Very good-looking. Not the brightest. It works for him.. .

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 3d

My daughter told Alfie that I’m on my way home from Canberra.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 4d

Today I’m suggesting an amendment to the government’s proposed legislation for a Cente for Disease Control. I’m pushing the govt to include preventative health care- like considering the mental health impact of gambling harm- from its first day.

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 9d

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 · 11d

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 · 11d

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 · 11d

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 · 12d

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 · 14d

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 · 14d

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 · 15d

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 · 24d

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 · 24d

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 · 24d

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 · 25d

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 · 29d

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 · 29d

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 · 29d

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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