My Work
If you are inconvenienced by a strike, blame the boss, not the workers.
Today in Parliament, Abigail spoke against an absurd Liberal motion attacking union members taking protected industrial action while striking for a fair pay deal.
Open letter: Abolish subminimum wage for disabled workers!
In 2022, Abigail signed an open letter led by disability advocates, calling for Australia to abolish subminimum wages for disabled workers. 2 years later in 2024, over 2,000 individuals, 260 organisations and 191 elected politicians across all three levels of government have joined the call and signed their support.
When will the NSW Government challenge the gambling industry and ban all forms of animal racing?
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion commending the recent Nup to the Cup nationwide protests against the Melbourne Cup and year-round corruption and cruelty, calling on the NSW Government to ban all forms of animal racing in the state.
A growing global movement is pushing to end animal racing worldwide
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion commending the 111,155 people who signed The Blue Cross UK petition calling for an end to greyhound racing.
Greens condemn Israeli ban on UNRWA aid
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion condemning Israel's ongoing genocidal ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and endorsing UN demands for Israel to permit UNRWA operations and life-saving aid.
Energy storage is key to achieve decarbonisation, but we need far bolder action to fast track our energy transition
Today Abigail contributed to debate on a bill which sets a new objective for long duration storage energy infrastructure in NSW, while urging the NSW Labor Government to start taking bolder action to invest in publicly owned renewables.
What's the deal with the Service NSW surcharge scandal?
Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a call for papers that will reveal the truth behind the recent Service NSW merchant fees scandal.
MEDIA RELEASE: GREENS RAISE ALARM OVER RISKS TO ENERGY NETWORK
1 November 2024 While the fallout from the Broken Hill critical transmission failure continues, further details have come to light of another privatised power network operator taking actions that have the potential to compromise the security and safety of the grid in metropolitan Sydney.
MEDIA RELEASE: GREENS DEMAND PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO TRANSGRID FAILURES IN BROKEN HILL
29 October 2024 As further details continue to emerge about the circumstances in the lead up to the catastrophic power outage in Broken Hill, the Greens are calling for a public inquiry into the actions taken by the network operators and other related parties that allowed this situation to occur.
Greens call for fair re-employment of former CTCC drivers and a transparent transport transition
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion urging NSW Labor to prioritise job security and community stability following the liquidation of Community Transport Central Coast and its takeover by Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Community Transport.
Fines Amendment (Parking Fines) Bill 2024
Today Abigail contributed to debate on the Fines Amendment (Parking Fines) Bill 2024, to speak in support for workers rights and safety.
Labor's rental reforms fall short in properly ensuring pet-friendly rentals
Abigail called out the major shortcomings in the Labor Government's rental reform bill in relation to making it easier for renters to keep pets. Under Labor's bill which has now passed parliament, the power to refuse a pet still remains in the hands of landlords despite efforts from the Greens to improve these provisions.
Greens secure amendments to make private health insurers pay their fair share
Today in Parliament, Abigail passed an amendment that will lump private health insurers with a million dollar fine if they're not honest and transparent in the future. Successive governments have allowed private health insurers to rip off our state and get a free ride for far too long - to the tune of hundreds of millions of public dollars.
NSW finally sees the end of no-grounds evictions!
Today in Parliament Abigail spoke in support of the Government's well-overdue rental reforms bill, which will finally end no-grounds evictions and introduce some crucial protections for renters. Unfortunately, the bill falls short in properly ensuring pet-friendly rentals - Abigail spoke about the implications this will have on victim-survivors of domestic violence with pets, pets who themselves are victims of violence, and all renters seeking to find a rental that accommodates their pets.
Global calls to end the kangaroo trade are growing, why won't the NSW Government listen?
Today in Parliament, Abigail contributed to a debate opposing the commercial slaughter of kangaroos in NSW. While global momentum builds to end the trade of kangaroo parts, including recent U.S. legislative efforts to ban kangaroo imports, Labor and the Coalition sadly supported this awful motion.