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International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Abigail passed a motion today calling on the Government to actively condemn all acts of sexual violence in conflict, and noting the disproportionate impact on women and girls.
Young people need supports, funding and action by the Government
Abigail passed a motion calling on the Government to commit to supporting young people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic through funding and by listening to their voices.
LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day
Abigail passed a motion today in recognition of LBGTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day and the need for greater victim-survivor support.
Greens Slam Coalition as All Spin and No Substance on "Womens" Budget
Abigail Boyd, Greens spokesperson for Treasury, Women's Equity, and Domestic Violence, and Jenny Leong, Greens spokesperson for Women's Rights, have today called out the hollow commitment to women's safety in the NSW Budget and criticised Treasurer Matt Kean for ignoring calls from the women's sector for much-needed funding commitments in favour of meaningless announceables.
'Whole of life' means whole of life!
Today Abigail has condemned the Government's weasel words on greyhound whole-of-life tracking.
Animal experimentation must be phased out
Today Abigail supported an AJP Bill to require the right to be released for cats and dogs used in medical experimentation. This is a small step in phasing out all animal testing in our State.
Greens order transparency from Gov on draconian anti-protest legislation
Abigail successfully ordered a call for papers today, demanding the Government tell us what external advice they received in the lead up to their ramming through anti-protest legislation in March.
Scrapping the wages cap
Abigail spoke about the urgent need to scrap the cap, and the poor economic management of this Government.
15 May for Palestinians is a day of catastrophe, mourning and hurt
The Coalition Government, with the support of Labor, moved a motion celebrating 15 May as Israel Independence Day. Abigail called this out as a disrespect to Palestinians being persecuted as we speak.
An insulting budget from an out-of-touch Coalition
The Greens have slammed the NSW Budget released today by Treasurer Matt Kean, calling it an insulting budget that is first and foremost about spin.
Why hasn't the Government acted to clean up coal ash?
Abigail called out the Coalition Government on their lack of action on cleaning up coal ash after every possible piece of evidence crying out for action.
Government must act NOW to criminalise coercive control
A year has passed since the Government committed to criminalising coercive control, and we still have yet to see any action.
Militarised police raid on climate campaigners is draconian police overreach
Yesterday’s extraordinary armed police raid on a private property in the Blue Mountains to arrest climate campaigners under suspicion of planning a peaceful protest action was an astonishing and brazen overreach of police powers, says Greens NSW MP Abigail Boyd.
Greyhound e-tracking a sham
The NSW Government’s new so-called ‘whole of life e-tracking system’ is a sham that does not address the concerns of greyhound advocates that dogs are being transferred out of the industry (and so out of the tracking system) on paper and killed in reality.
Condemning extraordinary police raid on peaceful climate campaigners
Greens NSW MP Abigail Boyd has condemned today’s extraordinary police action to raid a property in the Blue Mountains and arrest climate campaigners under suspicion of planning a peaceful protest action.