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MEDIA RELEASE: ‘READ THE ROOM’: NSW LABOR’S BUDGET FAILS TO MEET THE MOMENT
23 June 2026 Today NSW Greens Spokesperson for Treasury, Abigail Boyd, has said that the Minns Government’s 2026/27 Budget is a missed opportunity to help millions of people struggling to pay their bills.
GDP is not a measure of how well people are living
Today in Parliament, Abigail contributed to a debate in support of the Parliamentary Budget Officer Amendment Bill 2026 as a modest step toward restoring the original 2010 vision of an independent, accessible costing office, while calling out its failure to measure social and environmental impacts alongside fiscal ones and challenging the Labor Government's blind reliance on GDP as a marker of success while living standards fall and billionaires grow richer.
The state of Israel continues to violate the so-called ceasefire in Palestine on a daily basis
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion keeping the pressure on the Australian government to immediately enforce a total arms embargo on Israel amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
A justice system that repeatedly fails and further harms victim-survivors of sexual abuse is not just at all
Today in Parliament, Abigail contributed to a debate and the story telling of a particular case detailing the cruelty and failure of the law and justice system in relation to institutional child sexual abuse victim-survivors and their families.
The Greens call on the NSW Labor Government to make direct public investment in renewable energy generation to drive down prices for essential energy services
Today in Parliament, Abigail contributed to a debate on renewable energy infrastructure condemning the Labor and Liberal governments for privatising NSW's electricity market and leaving us at the mercy of the private sector for our energy needs.
What is going on in these Labor backroom deals?
Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion for an order for papers seeking to expose the corporate influence, particularly from property developers, data centre and fossil fuel companies, that appear to be driving key decisions of the Minns Labor Government at the expense of communities and climate commitments.
End poverty - tax the rich
In Parliament today, Abigail delivered a speech condemning the obscene and growing wealth of Australia's billionaires, arguing that taxing them could lift struggling families out of poverty, if only the Labor Government had the will to act.
Thousands of Central Coast residents have said no to a Wamberal seawall
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion calling on the NSW Government to reject a fast-tracked Ministerial Authorisation for a seawall at Wamberal Beach, opposed by thousands of residents and condemned by experts for its serious risks to the coastline, neighbouring properties and ecosystems, and instead pursue sustainable, evidence-based coastal management with genuine community consultation.
Every patient in every NSW public hospital should have access to free period products and underwear
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion calling on the NSW Government to fund the My Monthly Matters initiative, which proposes installing vending machines stocked with free pads, tampons and underwear in every public hospital addressing a systemic failure that is currently leaving too many patients, including survivors of sexual violence, without access to basic sanitary products.
The Minns Labor Government cares about sexism, racism, transphobia and homophobia only when it suits their own political games
Today in Parliament, Abigail delivered a scathing rebuke of the Minns Labor Government for its lack of accountability and transparency, its refusal to hand over a document the House has already voted to obtain and its dismissive and sexist treatment of four Greens women who are holding this Government to account.
Labor's renewable energy bill has a fossil fuel problem
Today in Parliament, Abigail called out the Minns Labor government for trying to ram through laws that will fast-track gas projects by classifying gas as "renewable energy". The Greens fully support fast-tracking renewable energy - but gas is not renewable!
Democracy dies when government systems fail the people they were built to serve
Why would anyone trust a system that denies them justice? Today in Parliament, Abigail called out the cruelty at the heart of Labor's politics, cutting disability supports to save a quick buck while refusing to touch a $17 billion gas tax. When government fails people, democracy pays the price. The only hope lies in a resurgent progressive left capable of delivering the fundamental political shift Australia desperately needs.
Poison has been quietly restocked and quietly discounted. Greens call on communities to boycott Woolworths for their betrayal of Australia's wildlife
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion calling out Woolworths who have quietly restocked deadly SGAR rodent poisons just weeks after publicly committing to remove them, betraying native wildlife, breaking its public promise and leaving Coles as the only major supermarket to have kept its word.
Deceptive Dairy: the dark truth behind Australia's camel milk industry
Australia's expanding camel dairy industry is built on a cruel deception, capturing wild camels and marketing their exploitation as ethical and sustainable. Today in Parliament Abigail gave notice of a motion commending Animal Liberation's upcoming "Deceptive Dairy" exposé which is set to blow the lid on it.
MEDIA RELEASE: NSW Labor refuse to rule out supporting AUKUS East Coast Nuclear Base at Port Kembla or Newcastle
28 May 2026 Last night, the NSW Labor Government once again refused to oppose an AUKUS East Coast Nuclear Base at Port Kembla or Newcastle. The NSW Labor Government teamed up with the NSW Liberal-National Coalition to oppose a motion brought by the Greens NSW calling on the New South Wales Labor Government to make a formal public declaration that it does not support an East Coast Nuclear Base being located at either Port Kembla or Newcastle and will not allocate capital from the New South Wales State budget towards infrastructure designed to facilitate an East Coast Nuclear Base.