MEDIA RELEASES
Labor Premier Chris Minns moves to absolve 20 years of law-breaking within Corrective Services NSW in defiance of NSW Ombudsman
The Minns Labor Government has been met with alarm and outrage as it makes the extraordinary move to defy recommendations of the NSW Ombudsman to enable Corrective Services NSW to find inmates guilty of crimes without enough evidence to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. A NSW Ombudsman Report released...
Richmond River Town Hall calls for Richmond River Commissioner
A town hall meeting calling for action on the Richmond River saw nearly 100 Northern Rivers residents gather at the Lismore Regional Gallery on Saturday to call for Government action on river health in the Richmond River catchment. The event, held during Riverfest 2025, hosted by Greens MP Sue Higginson,...
Palestine Action Group taken to Supreme Court by NSW Police in latest attempt to stop protest from occurring
The Palestine Action Group will be defending the right to protest in the Supreme Court of NSW after the NSW Police announced they will challenge a planned rally in Sydney on 12 October, claiming that it poses a “potential terror threat”. The planned rally will mark two years of genocide...
Biggest rollback of planning protections in NSW history
The Minns Labor Government has introduced the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025. The Bill represents one of the largest rollbacks of planning, environmental and community protections since the Planning Act was introduced in 1979. The Bill removes health and safety from the objects of the...
Rescuing the Richmond River, Riverfest Townhall Gathering
Greens MP Sue Higginson will host a Riverfest townhall meeting at the Lismore Regional Gallery on Saturday 4 October from 10am to 3pm to bring the community together and chart the course for rescuing the Richmond River. The gathering will feature presentations from engineers, water quality experts, landcare experts, councillors,...
Police Officer charged with assault of Hannah Thomas at anti-Israel protest
A police officer has now been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm of Hannah Thomas, who was punched in the face at a peaceful anti-Israel protest outside weapons-plating corporation SEC Plating in Belmore in June. This has renewed pressure to stand down Assistant Commissioner Brett McFadden after he told...
Greens to introduce cat containment laws in NSW
New laws will be proposed by the Greens in the NSW Parliament in October that would make people responsible for keeping their cat safely at home and give Councils the discretion to regulate and enforce cat containment measures in priority areas. The proposed law will be introduced after WA joined...
“Planning reforms a gift to developers”- communities left behind on climate
The NSW Government have announced further planning reforms claimed to fast-track, streamline and see more houses built. The changes will include a one stop shop through a Development Coordination Authority, a climate resilience objective and make changes to community consultation and expand the category of smaller developments that slip through...
Minns’ captains call on nuclear subs approaches
The NSW Government is preparing a final business case for cabinet which would allow nuclear submarines to dock at the Port of Newcastle or Port Kembla. No community consultation has been undertaken on the proposed nuclear submarine sites in Newcastle or the Illawarra despite documents, provided to the NSW Civil...
Devastating climate report following coal and gas approvals prove Labor are the new climate deniers
A new report released by the federal Climate Change Minister has prompted calls for intervention from Labor Premier Chris Minns, as reporting reveals potential for a 400% increase in heatstroke deaths in Sydney and agricultural devastation for regional communities in New South Wales. Given the risk to New South Wales...