NEWS
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...
LECC to investigate police over serious misconduct in Lindy Lucena case
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has today confirmed that it will investigate whether the conduct of police officers involved in the response to the assault, manslaughter and death of Ballina woman, Lindy Lucena, amounted to serious misconduct or serious maladministration. "This is a significant and necessary step towards justice...
New Track to Open, But Old Wounds Remain: Call to repair Illawarra Escarpment
The NSW Government has today announced the construction is complete on Stage 1 of the Mount Kembla Mountain Bike Trails, creating the first formal mountain bike trails through the Illawarra Escarpment without sufficient investment in the closure and rehabilitation of the illegal track network. Greens MP and spokesperson for the...
Record surge in youth detention exposes Minns Government’s failed bail laws
The latest custody figures from BOCSAR reveal the Minns Labor Government’s controversial bail law changes are driving a crisis in youth detention, with the number of young people in custody surging by 34% in just two years. As of June 2025, 234 young people were in detention, up from 175...
Planning Commission must refuse burning native vegetation for electricity at Redbank Power Station
The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) will be holding a public meeting today and will hear from prominent climate and environment scientists that re-starting the Redbank Coal Power Station with a modification to burn native vegetation for electricity will directly and significantly drive the worsening climate and extinction crises. Greens MP...
Minns authority disintegrating as hundreds of thousands cross Harbour Bridge, Labor Ministers dissent, Greens seek repeal of police powers
Labor Premier Chris Minns is facing strong internal dissent from fellow Labor MPs as he doubles down on targeting future protests, including across the Harbour Bridge. Greens justice spokesperson and solicitor Sue Higginson MLC will seek to repeal the Police move-on powers in NSW that are designed to limit protest,...
Protesters interrupt Minns meeting as NSW Labor faces backlash on Palestine, nurses pay, environment
Backlash against Labor Premier Chris Minns’ suppression of protest is growing, as Tweed nurses and midwives, pro-Palestine activists and supporters of the Great Koala National Park today protested Minns’ visit to Tweed. Minns is under increasing pressure to grant nurses and midwives a 15% pay rise, given their wages have...
Lindy Lucena's family deserve better than cops investigating cops
Pressure is mounting on Police Minister Yasmin Catley to ensure an independent investigation into the death of Ballina local Lindy Lucena, following revelations that the NSW Police force took 55 minutes to respond to a call for help from a man who witnessed her violent death at the hands of...
Sydney Koala Park welcome but does nothing to distract from Great Koala National Park damage and delay
The Minns Labor Government have been accused of searching for a distraction from their ongoing failure to announce the Great Koala National Park as the Environment Minister Penny Sharpe announced the creation of just a fraction of the Warranmadhaa National Park in Western Sydney. Greens MP and spokesperson for the...
Land clearing under Labor jumps staggering 40%, worse than Coalition
Labor Premier Chris Minns has been challenged to explain his Government’s failure to stop land clearing after shocking SLATs data released today revealed a staggering 40% jump in land clearing rates. Greens MP and Environment Spokesperson Sue Higginson said, “Land clearing in New South Wales is like a runaway train...