Young people got screwed over today by the NSW Liberal government when they voted down a Greens amendment in the NSW Parliament that would have given 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote. Greens MP David Shoebridge said: “The Liberal government thinks...
This speech was delivered on 20.09.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. The New South Wales Government has one hell of a problem and that is that the time to get a criminal trial in the District Court continues to blow out. As a...
This speech was delivered on 08.11.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. This is one of these moments when we are looking into the future of not just the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission but also potential changes that have been...
This speech was delivered on 19.10.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. I welcome the beautifully named Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Container Deposit Scheme) Bill 2016. This bill does one good thing: It finally...
Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE: On behalf of the Greens I indicate that we support the Child Protection (Working With Children) and Other Child Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2016. This bill does a number of things. The objectives of the bill include: (a)to amend the...
This speech was delivered on 12.10.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. On behalf of The Greens I will speak to the Education and Teaching Legislation Amendment Bill 2016. This bill amends three major pieces of legislation that govern...
This speech was delivered on 11.10.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. On behalf of The Greens I state at the outset that we oppose the Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Court) Bill 2016. The objects of the bill are to amend...
This speech was delivered on 11.10.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. On behalf of The Greens I speak to the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment Bill 2016. The Greens do not oppose this bill. It makes a number of minor...
The Greens NSW have today released a Consultation Report with proposed double jeopardy law reforms following public consultation on the proposed changes. The proposed reforms follow a Parliamentary inquiry late last year that produced a unanimous report making a...
This debate was delivered 23/10/2014. You can read the original contribution here. Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE [10.50 a.m.]: It is my pleasure as a member of The Greens in this House to indicate my support for the words of my colleague Dr Mehreen Faruqi. I took great pleasure...
This debate was delivered on 22/10/2014. You can see the original contribution here. Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE [6.30 p.m.]: On behalf of The Greens I make a contribution to debate on the Rural Fires Amendment Bill 2014 and indicate at the outset that The Greens will support...
This debate was delivered 21/10/2014. You can read the full debate here. Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE [5.30 p.m.]: On behalf of The Greens I endorse the words of my colleague Dr John Kaye and the contribution from Dr Mehreen Faruqi in debate on the Election Funding,...
