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Greens win building and fair trading legislation amendment
Abigail speaks in parliament about the need to further the work of the NSW Building commissioner.
Greens call for improvements to treasury and energy legislation
with this legislation leaves much to be desired The Greens push for amendments to help improve it.
Another day, another government public transport disaster
Perhaps no other area of government can be used to show us how one really governs like transport and this Liberal government continues to embarrass itself.
The Greens question minister about compulsory land acquisitions
Abigail ask the minister about Transport NSW undervaluing residents' properties as well as their bullying and harassment directed towards residents in order to acquire land for the New England Highway upgrade.
The Greens initiate inquiry into the government's property tax bill
The Greens stop the government from ramming through their property tax bill to ensure it was properly consulted on.
A Universal Wellbeing Payment is the transformative change we need
As the COVID pandemic showed economic policies that put people first can be implemented. It's just a matter of political will.
Greens motion in parliament commends the advocacy of Betty's Place
With a gap of resources for women and children escaping domestic and family violence in regional NSW Betty's Place in Albury makes that gap noticably smaller.
The Liberals are addressing the lack of access to early childhood education but their solutions will not work
Across the state the early childhood education access crisis hinders parents, in particular women, to return to work and help prepare their children for primary school.
The Greens call for Racehorse industry legislation
Horse racing has been proven to be unjustifiably cruel. It's time to shut it down.
Teacher salaries going backwards under the Liberal government
The NSW Liberal Government will only grant teachers a 3% pay rise, which fails to keep up with inflation.
Government fails to adequately fund NSW Electoral Commission
NSW government fails voters by failing to properly fund the resources needed to make our democracy accessible.
Demanding nothing less than utopia: how we win a universal basic income
Abigail spoke on a number of panels, including the opening plenary panel, of the annual Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network, the foremost international academic body concerned with basic income.
Minister refuses to commit to funding the Ageing and Disability Commission
After it was revealed in September by the Ageing and Disability Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald that the Ageing and Disability commission has suffered from a 60% budget cut Abigail has asked the Minister for Disability Services how they intend to restore funding back to the indicative budget of $29 million.
Another round of Budget Estimates!
A crazy three weeks of Budget Estimates have just wrapped up here in NSW Parliament. So, what have we learned?