For more than three days the NSW Government has ignored a detailed covid-19 exemption application put to them by lawyers on behalf of the organisers of Sydney’s Invasion Day rally. The exemption was made in circumstances where there had been 5, now 8,...
Media Alert: Strip search report show Parliament needs to do its job The LECC Report into NSW Police strip searches delivered today exposes a system characterised by illegal searches, inappropriate invasion of privacy and the inflicting of unnecessary trauma on...
Renewables like rooftop solar made sure there was enough energy to keep NSW running through the heatwave over the weekend. At its high point rooftop solar was contributing 20 percent in generation to the energy grid and as temperatures were rising on Saturday morning...
Following a forensic document recovery process that revealed the Premier’s central role in the $252 million council grants rorts scheme, the Premier now admits to pork barrelling. Her novel and remarkable ‘defence’ is that everyone does it. This is an extraordinary...
Despite the stunt by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and the Shooters that saw a marathon Parliament sitting that went for over 3 days, the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Bill has passed the Upper House. The Greens, Labor and the government all came together to...
The government has voted down urgent reforms to put tighter controls on the way icare delivers tenders. The government refused to support the Public Works and Procurement Amendment (Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer) Bill 2020 in the Lower House despite it...
Media Release 13 November 2020 Media Release: Experimenting on Bankstown again The Government’s plan for a no rules top and search “pilot scheme” of Drug Supply Prohibition Orders in areas including Bankstown is yet another occasion where they are experimenting on...
Media Release: More for police, less for firefighters – budget priorities all wrong The NSW budget today contains a sting in the tail for the RFS who fought for communities around NSW in the 19/20 bushfires with a $195 million budget cut representing about a...
Media Release: Greens push to establish the Illawarra as a renewable energy zone. The Illawarra must be included as a key renewable energy zone in the Electricity Infrastructure Investment legislation that is being debated in the NSW Parliament this week, say the...
Government stalls urgent reform to icare tendering processes. The government is holding up urgent reform to clean up the icare tendering scandal by filibustering debate on the Public Works and Procurement Amendment (Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer) Bill 2020...
Greens welcome moves on renewables in NSW, and commit to greater action on green hydrogen The Greens welcome the fact that the NSW government has finally recognised the urgent need to shift to renewable energy with the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Bill....
