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Portrait of Nick McKim

Nick McKim

Australian Greens · Senate · TAS · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Nicholas James McKim was born on 11 June 1965 in London, England; his family emigrated from the UK to Australia when he was five. Before entering politics he worked as a wilderness guide and advertising executive, later serving in the Tasmanian House of Assembly (2002–2015) and as a senator for Tasmania.

Background encyclopedia

Wilderness guide and advertising executive before parliament. Member for Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly 2002-2015, leader of the Tasmanian Greens 2008-2014, and a Tasmanian minister 2010-2014 with portfolios including corrections and education. Appointed to the Senate in 2015; Greens Party Whip since 2021 and spokesperson for economic justice and treasury; spokesperson for forests and LGBTQIA+ in the Greens frontbench of 2025-2026.

Elected 2025 · TAS McKIM, Nick (The Greens) was declared elected 3rd of 6 at the 2025 federal election. [AEC results]

Sourced positions

Each position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record (Hansard, a parliament, a government or an electoral commission), own statement (their own site or their party's), news report (journalism or a third-party organisation) or encyclopedia. That is a statement about the evidence, not about how much we believe it. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.

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Immigration news report

As Greens immigration spokesperson, McKim is a strong opponent of offshore detention, describing it as designed "to make people's lives so miserable... that they decide to turn back to face the persecution they fled." He has called Australia a "human rights pariah," said there is "never an excuse for torture," criticised Labor's policy as "the same rubbish in a different bin," and called for detainees to be evacuated and a "genuine regional approach" to be adopted.

Votes on record · 4

Foreign policy & aid official record

In a Senate speech on 26 March 2025, McKim described Israel's actions in Gaza as "a genocide" and "a barbaric murder spree," said it was "utterly disgraceful how complicit Labor has allowed us to become," referencing weapons components and the Pine Gap facility, and moved a motion calling for the government to impose sanctions on "the extremist Netanyahu government," end the arms trade, and call for an end to the conflict in Gaza.

Votes on record · 2

Citizenship (s44 eligibility) encyclopedia

McKim was born in London and held British citizenship, which he formally renounced (registered 1 February 2016); he sat in breach of section 44 from 20 August 2015 until that date, but his renunciation was complete before the 2016 election nominations, so he was not in breach when nominating.

Economy & tax recorded votes

Votes on record · 8

Welfare & social services recorded votes

Votes on record · 3

Workplace & industrial relations recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Freedom of speech official record

Voted against the second reading of the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017, which proposed replacing 'offend, insult, humiliate' with 'harass' in section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (Senate, 30 March 2017; Ayes 32, Noes 29). Voted against Schedule 1 of that bill standing as printed, the provision making the substitution; the Schedule was negatived and the change did not proceed (Senate, in committee, 30-31 March 2017; Ayes 28, Noes 31).

Votes on record · 3

  • ✓Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026Strengthens enforcement of the law setting a minimum age of 16 for social media, after the eSafety Commissioner found major platforms not complying.Senate · Second reading carried 31–22 · Third reading carried 31–209 Sep 2026 ↗10 Sep 2026 ↗
  • ✗Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017Would have replaced 'offend', 'insult' and 'humiliate' with 'harass' in section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, so that the section would cover conduct reasonably likely to harass or intimidate a person on the basis of race, judged by the standard of a reasonable member of the Australian community, and changed how the Australian Human Rights Commission handles complaints so that unmeritorious complaints are discouraged or dismissed.Second reading · Senate · 45th Parliament · carried 32–2930 Mar 2017 ↗

Drugs & law and order recorded votes

Votes on record · 7

Gambling & gaming reform recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

First Nations & treaty recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes

Votes on record · 9

Housing & planning recorded votes

Votes on record · 3

  • ✓Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025Liberal senator Wendy Askew's bill to make changes to Housing Australia's investment mandate — including the Home Guarantee Scheme — subject to parliamentary disallowance rather than ministerial direction alone.Second and third reading · Senate · carried 36–2526 Mar 2026 ↗
  • ✗Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024Liberal senator Andrew Bragg's bill to bar the Housing Australia Future Fund from dealing with the CFMEU or organisations connected with it, including the Cbus super fund.Second reading · Senate · negatived 26–3626 Mar 2026 ↗

Health recorded votes

Votes on record · 6

Education recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Transport & infrastructure recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Energy recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

Environment & water recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Votes are shown as the official record lists them — Hansard federally and in New South Wales; Votes and Proceedings, Minutes of the Proceedings and Hansard in Victoria; the Record of Proceedings in Queensland; the Votes and Proceedings and Minutes of Proceedings in Western Australia; the Votes and Proceedings (House of Assembly) and Hansard (Legislative Council) in South Australia; the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers in Tasmania. "Did not vote" means the member held the seat that day and is on neither list — the record says who was in the chamber, not why, so it is never an abstention. Western Australia’s record prints no pairs, so a member paired there shows as did not vote. Nothing is shown for a presiding officer who by law gives only a casting vote (the Speaker and the President in South Australia, the President in Tasmania), nor for the member presiding at a Tasmanian division, which Tasmania’s journals record. Which bills sit under which issue is an editorial choice, made bill by bill with a reason read from the second-reading speech. A bill decided by an earlier parliament (Queensland’s 2018 abortion law reform, for one) is shown with that parliament named, read from the official record of the day. For Queensland and the federal parliament “did not vote” there means the member held a seat that day, as their service is recorded; for the other earlier parliaments the record of who held a seat could not be read, so only the printed Aye, No and paired votes are shown.

Record last updated 2026-10-10.