MEDIA RELEASES
Police watchdog recommends stronger police oversight laws
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission’s (LECC) 2024-25 annual report was released yesterday with a clear recommendation for a change to the law to ensure it has the tools to complete the work it was established to do. The reforms that the LECC have recommended include; powers to obtain information directly...
Premier apologises to big business after Government runs out of time to debate planning laws
Premier Chris Minns has lashed out after his Government failed to pass their massive changes to the planning system in Parliament last night. The proposed laws were debated in the NSW Upper House yesterday as part of the ordinary process of Parliament, and the 10pm adjournment of debate paused the...
Premier challenged to drop support for Israel-aligned weapons EXPO
Labor Premier Chris Minns has been challenged to abandon support for the Indo-Pacific Weapons expo, a showcase for weapons corporations who manufacture weapons used to massacre innocent civilians in Gaza. The Minns Labor Government and Investment NSW are the principal sponsors of the International Weapons Exposition, which will be held...
Greens introduce Cat Containment Laws in NSW Parliament
Greens MP Sue Higginson will introduce a bill to the NSW Parliament today that would create a responsibility for cat owners to prevent their animal from roaming outside of their property. The bill would require cat owners to take reasonable steps to prevent their pet from roaming, and introduce a...
Court rules “places of worship” police powers unconstitutional in humiliating defeat for Labor Premier Chris Minns
The Supreme Court has struck down Labor Premier Chris Minns’ Places of Worship police powers, ruling that they violated our constitutional right to freedom of political communication. The Court sided with Joshua Lees and the Palestine Action Group against the State of NSW to strike down the powers that allowed...
More First Nations deaths in custody than ever before, Minns Labor Government must wake up
Calls for reform are intensifying after the NSW Coroner released an extraordinary public statement lamenting record high First Nations deaths in custody in New South Wales. 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died so far in New South Wales. Quotes attributable to Greens MP and spokesperson for planning...
Corruption concerns for Minns’ Planning Reform Laws
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has confirmed that they were not consulted on the final Planning System Reform Bill currently before the NSW Parliament and were not asked about the controversial Targeted Assessment Development pathway at all. Minister for Planning Paul Scully has been asked to release written advice...
Pleas for action from families of Sumud Flotilla humanitarians abducted by Israel
Greens MP and Lismore local Sue Higginson joined with the families of Northern Rivers residents and Australian Citizens who have been illegally abducted by Israel on international waters after joining the Global Sumud Flotilla - Surya McEwan, Juliet Lamont and Hamish Paterson. A letter signed by Greens NSW MPs has...
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...