Nowra (Yuin country): Abigail Boyd, Greens MP and Animal Welfare spokesperson, has today joined Amanda Findley, popularly elected Mayor of Shoalhaven City Council and Greens candidate for South Coast, at the Shoalhaven Animal Shelter to outline solutions to the growing companion animal crisis in council pounds.

Increasing coal export royalties - A fair and equitable way to capture windfall profits from the fossil fuel industry.

Breathing Easy in our Schools - Improving Air Quality in NSW Classrooms

Stamp duty reform - a fair and equitable transition from stamp duty to land tax.

Awabakal and Worimi country: The Greens NSW today launched its plan to revitalise public transport services and jobs in Newcastle, ahead of the March election. The plan includes winding back the privatisation of Newcastle’s transport system, which has delivered fractured and unreliable services and an undermined workforce.   

Abigail Boyd, Greens MP, Treasury spokesperson and former global banking regulation expert, has slammed the NSW Premier’s response to the interest rate pain being inflicted on households across NSW.

Balmain (Gadigal country): The Greens NSW today launched its ‘Rebooting our public transport’ package ahead of the March election laying out a plan for free public transport in NSW, taking bus services back from private operators and allowing access for people to travel with their pets.

Once again, the Liberal-National Government is all talk and no substance when it comes to taking action on climate change.  Launching the scheme, the Liberals said that it will help NSW reach its emissions reduction targets. But the government’s own modelling anticipates an initial uptake of only 0.1%, resulting in just 0.02MT abated annually. 

Today’s scathing Auditor General’s report into the Design and Implementation of the Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) lays bare, in forensic detail, the true enormity of the damage that Perrottet’s pet project will inflict on the state finances. The Greens NSW have reiterated their commitment to dismantle the disastrous TAHE boondoggle, calling for honesty and transparency with state finances and an end to cynical budget trickery.

The Greens have criticised the Government’s ‘Right to Know’ scheme announcement for once again putting announceables above evidence-based policy backed by domestic violence experts.

Responding to housing announcements by the NSW Labor opposition, The Greens NSW have called for a bold, long-term vision to address the housing crisis in this state - not just more tinkering around the edges.

This government is trying to intimidate workers fighting for better pay and conditions when the rules area already stacked against them

The shortage in the Auslan interpreter workforce needs to be addressed by this government.  

Today in Parliament Abigail spoke in support of the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Amendment Bill 2022, highlighting the need to provide a fairer and compassionate package for taxidrivers. 

The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Bill 2022 is welcome legislation.