My Work
Keeping employees in limbo not knowing whether they have a job is not just bad management, it is a psychological hazard
Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion calling out WiseTech for leaving its workers in a state of anxiety and uncertainty amid AI-related job cuts.
The Hunter Domestic and Family Violence Consortium launch their Tech-Facilitated Abuse Project
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion commending the Hunter Domestic and Family Violence Consortium for the launch of their new project and their ongoing advocacy and work providing specialist, daily care to victim-survivors of domestic and family violence.
GUARDIAN: Predators able to abuse children due to systemic weaknesses in NSW childcare, inquiry finds
20 May 2026 Greens MLC Abigail Boyd – who chaired inquiry – says system ‘failing too many children, families and educators’
GREEN LEFT: AI data centres drive fossil fuel emissions, higher power bills
12 May 2026 The rapid deployment of new data centres to power artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as chatbots and generative AI, has enormous and possibly damaging implications for energy systems and the climate.
Your Reference Ain’t Relevant campaign win! NSW upper house passes historic laws to abolish good character references from sexual assault cases
7 May 2026 Tonight, something historic happened - we passed a bill through the upper house that seeks to reduce the trauma our legal system causes to victim-survivors of sexual assault. This is the result of the incredible Your Reference Ain’t Relevant campaign, a campaign spearheaded by Harrison James and Jarad Grice to remove the use of so-called good character references to reduce the sentence of convicted sex offenders.
Labor's latest NDIS cuts are cruel & indefensible
7 May 2026 Today in Parliament, Abigail read out a motion calling out federal Labor's cruel NDIS cuts, and calling on the NSW Labor government to do everything in its power to ensure there are suitable, affordable, available and accessible services that meet the needs of all people with disability in our state.
It's not too late to give No Meat May a go!
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion in support of the annual No Meat May challenge which inspires a healthier, kinder, more sustainable and just future for people, animals and the planet.
Why won't the NSW Labor Government give a straight answer?
The Minns Labor Government has spent months stonewalling questions about a NSW Food Authority's illegal slaughter investigation. Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion to force the release of government documents and finally deliver the transparency this issue demands.
The Greens call for May Day to be an official public holiday in NSW
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion celebrating May Day, also known as International Workers' Day.
The NSW Government is hiding behind a plan to have a plan while a data centre boom threatens our water and energy future
Today in Parliament, Abigail challenged the NSW Government in Question Time and a Take Note debate over its refusal to submit evidence to or appear before the parliamentary inquiry into data centres that she is Chairing, despite earlier commitments to participate, leaving the committee without critical government data on how the rapid expansion of nearly 100 data centres across NSW will impact water supply, energy use and climate targets.
We must not look away from Palestine
Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion calling on the world to remain resolute in loudly and unequivocally demanding justice, lasting peace and a free Palestine.
The Ageing and Disability Commission is being set up to fail by a government that refuses to fund it properly
Today in Parliament, Abigail called out the chronic underfunding of the Ageing and Disability Commission, a body that has seen calls to its helpline rise 66 per cent and reports of abuse nearly double since 2019, yet continues to be denied the demand-based funding it needs to protect older people and people with disability from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Another hyperscale data centre planned for Lane Cove
Today I met with Greens Councillor Rochelle Flood and a group of Lane Cove residents who have become increasingly concerned about the scale and concentration of data centre developments planned for their suburb.
SMH: Parents are losing their faith in the childcare industry
29 April 2026 Parents invest enormous trust in the childcare industry, but they are fast losing their faith as scandals – including allegations of sexual abuse in centres, physical assaults and neglect – mount, costs increase and quality issues persist.
Crikey: Local councils are calling to freeze AI data centre construction
Data centres are already delaying houses being built because of their demands for electricity and water, councils have claimed in a first-of-its-kind inquiry into the impact of the digital infrastructure in Australia.