MEDIA RELEASES
Charges dropped against Hannah Thomas - repeal anti-protest laws now
Police have withdrawn all charges against human rights advocate Hannah Thomas, who was violently arrested while peacefully attending a picket out the front of SEC Plating in Belmore, a company that reportedly provides plating services for component parts used in F-35 fighter jets, earlier this year. The rally was part...
Premier invited to attend anti-racist march endorsed by NSW Greens
The Premier has been invited to attend an anti-racist march backed by First Nations elders in New South Wales by NSW Greens First Nations Justice Spokesperson Sue Higginson. The ‘Sovereignty Never Ceded: Racism & Fascism Not Welcomed’ Rally & March will take Greens MP and spokesperson for Justice Sue Higginson...
Minns drops ‘right to hunt’ clause, but Labor’s gun lobby bill must be stopped
Premier Chris Minns has dropped his plan to enshrine a so-called right to hunt in NSW law, but the rest of his deal with the Shooters Party remains intact and must be stopped. Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson said “The Premier’s decision to abandon the ‘right...
Great Koala National Park delivered. Now protect Richmond River Koalas, Great Southern Forests, and end native forest logging.
The Great Koala Nation Park has finally been announced today and will protect 176,000 of our public native forests from logging with a total of $146M committed by the Government in total. The protected area will impact 6 small timber mills, a total of 200 - 300 jobs coming mainly...
Greens plan for public, social and affordable housing on public land - a winner
The Greens’ plan to deliver public, social and affordable housing in Kiama has been welcomed by the community and representatives of Kiama Council at a press conference in Coronation Park today. The plan responds to Kiama Council’s proposal to re-zone two hectares of Council-owned land from industrial to residential. With...
Physical and verbal assault against Palestinian men following neo-Nazi rally in Sydney
New footage has revealed the real risk, harm and impunity that occurs from neo-Nazi and Nationalist rallies with two brothers, Shamikh and Majed Dadra, who were assaulted on a Sydney train by participants of the so-called ‘March for Australia’ rally that occurred in Sydney last Sunday. Greens MP and spokesperson...
Koala Extinction, Legal Loopholes in Land Clearing Laws Exposed
The clearing of up to 40 Koala habitat trees at a property in Tregeagle, near Lismore, has highlighted the contribution made by failed land clearing laws to the near-extinction of Koalas in NSW. Following community reports that Koala feed and habitat trees were being bulldozed on 15 August, community observers...
Dozens of criminal offences charged against Forestry Corporation
Criminal proceedings against the NSW Forestry Corporation have been commenced by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) alleging 29 offences committed in Tallaganda State Forest in 2023. The offences under the coastal integrated logging rules, the Forestry Act and the Biodiversity Conservation Act include failure to conduct habitat surveys, failure to...
Labor Attorney General slammed for falsely disputing Kathleen Folbigg innocence, denying government wrongdoing, challenging claims of misogyny
In a Budget Estimates Hearing today, Labor Attorney General Michael Daley told the hearing that "acquittal is not the same as innocence” and refused to answer whether he believed in Ms Folbigg’s innocence. He has also denied there was malicious prosecution or failure of police “it was not malfeasance of...
Misuse of public funds in out of home care system linked to Allambi Care
The Minister for Families and Communities has confirmed in Budget Estimates Hearings today that the out of home care service provider that was subject of a forensic audit under Project Mareeba is Allambi Care. Out of home care service providers are responsible for ensuring vulnerable young people in NSW can...