Greens NSW Members elect Sue Higginson for NSW Legislative Council casual vacancy
24 February 2024 - Members of The Greens NSW have elected Sue Higginson to fill the Casual Vacancy in the NSW Upper House that will be created when David Shoebridge contests the Federal Election later this year as lead candidate for the Senate.
David Shoebridge welcomed the preselection result, "With Sue Higginson entering NSW Parliament the Greens, and the state, are getting an upgrade!"
“Sue has a proven track record taking on corporate excess and environmental destruction both as an activist and a highly capable lawyer."
"Her background as Principal Solicitor at the EDO puts Sue in an excellent position to step straight in and contribute strongly as a Greens MP,” Mr Shoebridge said.
Sue Higginson said, "I am very grateful for the support and trust that I have received to become the next Greens NSW MP."
“I have worked at the forefront of environmental and social justice across NSW for decades and I intend to bring that work into Parliament. This decade is crucial in our fight against climate change, the extinction crisis and inequality."
“The Greens are a serious and significant force of reason, accountability and justice in the NSW Parliament and I am thrilled to now be part of that. I will enter the Parliament proudly on the path laid down by the hopeful, kind and innovative movement built over decades. I will work to ensure politics serves the needs of people and the planet,” Ms Higginson said.
The results will be presented to the State Delegates Council for formal ratification on 12 March 2022.