Anti-Poverty Week Speech
In recognition of Anti-Poverty Week, today Abigail spoke of the need to eliminate poverty in NSW and to recognise that even before COVID-19 over 900,000 people in this state lived below the...
Disaster Capitalism
In response to the economic impacts felt due to COVID-19, Abigail spoke about the effects of disaster capitalism and how we must build a new economic system to overcome this crisis.
Build-To-Rent Bill 2020
Rising in opposition to the Government's Bill that would allow corporations and investors to build homes solely to rent them out for profit, Abigail moved a number of amendments and put on...
COVID-19 and the State Economy
Given the impact that COVID-19 has had on our economy, today Abigail moved a motion recognising that to tackle this crisis we have to move beyond austerity and begin a just-transition to...
Public Sector Wage Freeze
Today Abigail spoke in strong opposition to the proposed wage freeze on public sector workers made by the NSW Government and supported the motion to disallow that decision.
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...
Asset Privatisation
Speaking in support of a motion calling out the Government’s continued obsession with privatisation of essential services and infrastructure, Abigail called for publicly owned and operated services and against the politics of...
BAE Systems
Today, Abigail used Question Time to demand answers as to why the Government had signed a contract with global weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in relation to the construction of the Western Sydney...
Budget Reply 2019
Disappointed in the 2019 Budget, Abigail spoke in Parliament about how this Government's obsession with privatisation, austerity and putting corporations before public good is impacting the most vulnerable in our community.
NSW Not Fooled by Treasurer Perrottet’s Pretty Packaging
Commenting on the 2019-20 NSW Budget, Greens spokesperson for Treasury and Finance Abigail Boyd said that it’s like the unveiling of a new Apple product – essentially the same product as last...