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Justice for Bowraville
In November 2014 we saw how politics can work to overcome injustice when representatives from all NSW political parties publicly supported the work of the Parliamentary Committee into the Bowraville ...
Native forest logging loses $495 a hectare, let’s protect our forests for the future
Logging in the state forests has cost NSW more than $43 million over the past three years – money that would be better spent promoting tourism in the regions, according to the Greens. Each hectare felled costs taxpayers $495, with the losses in 2013-14 alone reaching almost $12 million, the Greens said, citing Forestry Corporation […]
EVENT ‘No Spray, No Way’ Community Forum
David will be joining National Toxics Network’s Jo Immig and community spokesperson for concerned residents of Bellingen Shire Susan Weil in Bellingen on Monday 2nd March to discuss Forestry Corporation’s plans to conduct aerial spraying in the Gladstone State Forest. WHEN: Monday 2nd March, 6.30-8.30PM. WHERE: Bellingen Uniting Church, Hyde St Bellingen WHAT: Will have a discussion on: the chemicals proposed […]
Greens support electrical workers right to strike
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has been hauled before the Fair Work Commission in an attempt to terminate lawfully protected industrial action as workers fight to secure their jobs in the face of the imminent privatisation of the electricity network. The NSW Treasurer has joined with state-owned power distributors Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy in applying […]
Police bugging report calls for complete overhaul of police and covert surveillance oversight
The Parliamentary Inquiry into the police bugging scandal has today handed down its final report into the long-running bugging scandal that has engulfed the NSW Police Force for more than a decade. It delivered a clear blueprint of of reform that, if accepted, will deliver a single, independent and fair Police oversight body and a […]
Stakeholders demanding return of benefits to injured workers
There are renewed calls for the government to commit to restoring workers compensation benefits from stakeholders across NSW. Recent forums held by the WorkCover Independent Review Office (WIRO) and the Law Society of NSW have highlighted the systemic problems in the ‘reformed’ WorkCover scheme. Workers’ compensation has been an ongoing issue under successive governments but the […]
Abbott and Baird’s knee-jerk bail reform will not work
Abbott and Baird’s plan to further amend bail laws to automatically refuse bail to anyone identified as a terror suspect goes beyond the recommendations in the joint Martin Place siege review, and pre-empts the outcomes of the coronial inquest. Greens MP and Justice Spokesperson David Shoebridge said: “The proposal to automatically refuse bail is a […]
Wild Deer: The Illawarra needs a humane, ethical and rational solution, not more hunters
The Greens NSW are calling for legal and policy changes to deliver evidence-based, humane, and effective methods for controlling wild deer populations in the Illawarra region. For too long, the government has ignored the animal welfare and environmental concerns regarding wild deer in the region and instead treated wild deer as a protected “game” resource […]
Why police should not be investigating police
It is well and truly time that NSW had an independent police oversight body. The current system sees 99% of police complaints, and all critical incident reviews, undertaken by police. The various police oversight bodies are a tangled jurisdictional mess. Currently the Ombudsman, Coroner’s Court, Police Integrity Commission and Police Internal Affairs all exercise overlapping […]