Major parties vote against protection for Central Coast drinking water
Today the NSW Legislative Council voted down the Greens’ Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill 2019. Senator Mehreen Faruqi will join Abigail Boyd MLC on the Central Coast tomorrow to meet...
Inquiry into provisions of the Digital Restart Fund Bill 2019
An Upper House Committee will be conducting an inquiry into the provisions of the Digital Restart Fund Bill 2019. The Bill is designed to provide funding for digital and information and communications...
NSW Upper House passes motion opposing bus sell-off
The Liberals plan to sell-off the last publicly-owned bus services in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, Northern Beaches and North Shore has been strongly opposed today by the NSW parliament upper house, passing a...
Corporate profits first. Commuters last.
The Liberals' sell-off of the three remaining publicly - operated bus regions in Sydney spells disaster for affected communities with commuters expected to suffer from more delays and poorer service.
Greens Bill to protect Central Coast drinking water & stop Wallarah 2 introduced
Today, NSW upper house MP and Greens spokesperson for the Central Coast, Abigail Boyd, introduced the Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill 2019 to protect the Central Coast drinking water by...
Greens secure Parliamentary inquiry into toxic coal ash dumps
Today the Public Works committee of the NSW Parliament has agreed to an inquiry examining the legacy of toxic coal ash from power plants. The inquiry will accept public submissions and report...
Greens celebrate community win at Bylong
The NSW Independent Planning Commission has rejected the development of the a massive coal mine in Bylong valley near Mudgee because of significant concerns about environmental impacts, including on climate change, and...
Deputy Premier won’t step in to protect Central Coast drinking water from mining contamination
This morning in budget estimates Greens NSW upper house MP and spokesperson for Mining and the Central Coast, Abigail Boyd, demanded answers from NSW Deputy Premier, and Minister for Regional NSW, Industry...
Inquiry into the Sydenham-Bankstown Line Conversion
A NSW Upper House committee has commenced an inquiry into the planned conversion of the Sydenham-Bankstown Line from heavy rail to metro. The inquiry, chaired by Greens MP Abigail Boyd, will examine...
NSW government wants to jail people blowing the whistle on animal cruelty
The Coalition government wants to jail people for blowing the whistle on animal cruelty. These aggressive laws threaten three years imprisonment for entering factory farms and showing the world the reality of...