MEDIA RELEASES
NSW Parliament holds off weaker gun laws while protecting Kosciuszko National Park
The NSW Parliament has finished its final sitting week of 2025 with a double win for the environment and invasive species management, with a bill from the Shooters Party to weaken gun laws failing to get through, and the repeal of the laws protecting invasive species in the Kosciuszko National...
No mention of racism in police fact-sheet detailing hate crime against Palestinian man at Nazi-backed rally
Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon is under pressure to investigate how and why the police prosecution of the racist abuse and assault on Palestinian man Shamikh Badra, which occurred on a train by a person who had attended the Nazi-backed March for Australia, did not even mention these important facts before...
Premier encouraged to intervene after First Nations performing artist prevented from playing at NSW Parliament House
Staff from the Premier’s Department prevented Jayden Kitchener-Waters, a proud Gomeroi and Ngiyampaa man and performing artist, from playing at the NSW Parliament. Mr Kitchener-Waters was set to perform for the Premier’s Public Service Awards, but two staff members asked him to not perform because his guitar read “fuck the...
Child sex abuse in Maitland church goes without investigation
A Youth Group Leader at the Maitland Evangelical Church took his own life in 2022 on the same day he was reported to the Police for child sexual abuse. Matthew Briggs’ victims ranged in age from seven to fourteen years of age, but no investigation was possible due to his...
Doli incapax reforms are welcome, but Minns still refusing to fix youth justice crisis
The Minns Labor Government has announced that it will legislate the existing doli incapax presumption, introduce new mandatory considerations for courts, and expand access to diversionary options for some children. The package follows an independent review commissioned earlier this year. Greens MP and spokesperson for Justice, Sue Higginson, has welcomed...
First Nations deaths in custody risks will increase during worst year on record thanks to Minns Government Bill, say experts
First Nations peak bodies, University Law Schools and legal experts have been critical of the Minister for Corrections Anoulack Chanthivong for progressing laws that will worsen the risks of deaths in custody following the NSW State Coroner’s rare statement criticizing the worst year for First Nations deaths in custody on...
Premier Chris Minns under fire over conflict of interest and non-disclosure
Questions have arisen over the Premier's conduct and non-disclosure of his potential conflict of interest surrounding prison law changes and the influence of an immediate family member. ICAC regulations require disclosure of conflicts of interest where immediate family members may influence and stand to benefit from the decision made by...
Police allowed Nazi Rally based on application
The NSW Police Commissioner has defended a decision to not oppose a Nazi rally at the NSW Parliament over the weekend, citing the content of paperwork and laws relating to protest applications as the reasons the Police did not oppose the Nazi event. Greens MP and spokesperson for Justice Sue...
New approach needed to combat sickening far-right racism following neo-Nazi rally outside NSW Parliament
The NSW Greens have condemned the neo-Nazi rally outside New South Wales Parliament today, and called for a new approach following comments from Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon and Premier Chris Minns. Greens MP, Solicitor and spokesperson for Justice Sue Higginson said “The Greens abhor anti-semitism and racism and I was...
Premier faces backlash from UN human rights experts for supporting Israeli weapons showcase
Labor Premier Chris Minns has come under fire for saying he is “proud” and “delighted” to welcome weapons corporations who are implicated in Israel’s genocide in Gaza to the City of Sydney, as part of the Indo-Pacific Weapons Exposition. MPs from his own Labor Government, Chris Sidoti, member of the...