The administration of Wollongong University is selling off the campus from under their students’ feet, with a proposed development on a quarter of the site including a retirement facility in association with property developer LendLease. Greens MP and spokesperson...
Far reaching changes to the treatment of students with special needs have been recommended by a unanimous NSW Parliamentary Inquiry and should be a wake-up call to the government. The report handed down today sets a new path for special needs education and includes a...
The Parliamentary Inquiry into the overcrowding of inner city schools and the redevelopment of Ultimo Public School has today handed down its final report making clear recommendations for how to fix the capacity shortage in our inner city schools. In the course of the...
As the year draws to a close we can look back on some of the campaigning achievements of 2016. It has not been an easy year for progressive politics around the world, but here in NSW we’ve had some results worth celebrating. We have campaigned strongly against forced...
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...
Media release 17 August 2016 A Parliamentary Inquiry into plans to redevelop the inner city schools with a focus on Ultimo, has today been formally launched and will begin receiving submissions within days. Greens MP and Education Spokesperson David Shoebridge said:...
Listen here. First aired on Triple J’s Hack program, 27 June 2016. Report by Angela Lavoipierre Interviewees Pat Forward, Australian Education Union David Shoebridge, NSW Greens Rod Camm, CEO, Australian Council for Private Education and Training Chris Robinson,...
Investment in public vocational training through our well respected quality TAFE system is the key to securing long-term employment growth. The former Labor Government’s steps towards privatization of vocational training have left a huge accessibility gap that Federal...
