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Bill to fix forced amalgamations passes Upper House
In a win for communities and councils across the state, the Upper House has today passed a bill to end forced council amalgamations. All parties other than the government have ...
Bill to fix forced amalgamations passes Upper House
In a win for communities and councils across the state, the Upper House has today passed a bill to end forced council amalgamations. All parties other than the government have voted to halt all outstanding forced amalgamation proposals until residents are given their say in a binding referendum. The bill also gives residents in councils […]
A bill to end forced council amalgamations could pass the Upper House tomorrow
A bill to end forced council amalgamations could pass the Upper House tomorrow. The Local Government Amendment (Amalgamation Referendums) Bill would: Halt all outstanding forced amalgamation proposals until local residents vote on a binding plebiscite, Require plebiscites to be held in all forcibly amalgamated on whether or not to restore the previous councils, and We […]
Shoot-to-kill powers are an unprecedented police overreach that will not make us safer
The Coalition’s plan to rush new shoot-to-kill police powers through Parliament today will not make us safer and instead pushes NSW closer to a police state. It carries on a trend of laws that empower police including anti-protest, move-on and consorting laws that together endanger our civil liberties. Greens MP and Justice Spokesperson David Shoebridge […]
Money to lock them up, but not to lift them up
The calls for a budget that helps the disadvantaged, keeps people out of prison and protects children have been ignored in the Coalition’s state budget that squanders the proceeds of privatisation and record stamp duty windfalls to build ever more roads and prisons, while continuing to underfund vital community services and the protection of children […]
Another incompetent effort from the Coalition struck down by the courts
The Coalition has faced another embarrassing blow in the Land and Environment Court with a decision setting aside the approval for the redevelopment of Walsh Bay. As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald: The proposed $210 million redevelopment of Sydney’s Walsh Bay has suffered a major blow after planning approval for the project was declared invalid […]
NSW victims of crime urge Government to increase compensation scheme
As reported by the ABC: Victims of crime are calling on the New South Wales Government to increase funding for compensation, after the scheme was scaled back four years ago. The scheme provides money to people who have suffered from sexual assault, domestic violence or other crimes and are not able to sue […]
Catholic school St Stanislaus under fire for staging apology service for victims of abuse
A silent vigil by survivors, family and supporters was held in Bathurst in response to the St Stanislaus school “apology” that has offended many. The silent vigil, held separate to St Stanislaus, was a place for the community to stand in solidarity with the victims, not the institution that abused them. As reported by the […]
NSW on track for 1 million guns
As the NSW government moves to water down the state’s gun laws and a new gun amnesty starts, figures obtained by the Greens show that NSW is on a dangerous path towards 1,000,000 registered guns by 2020. Official figures obtained from the Police Firearms Registry shows that on 16 May 2015 the number of registered guns in […]