We're hiring! Senior Electorate Officer to Jenny Leong MP, Member for Newtown
Jenny Leong MP, the Greens Member for Newtown, is recruiting for a Senior Electorate Officer to join her and the Newtown team.
Jenny Leong speaks about train station accessibility in the Newtown electorate
Jenny Leong MP delivers a Private Member's Statement on Newtown electorate train station accessibility in the NSW Legislative Assembly, 19 May 2022.
Jenny Leong speaks on the state of public housing in NSW
Jenny Leong MP speaks on the state of public housing in the NSW Legislative Assembly, 19 May 2022. Add your support to the petition to the NSW Housing Minister to save public housing.
Jenny Leong speaks in support of Trans and Gender Diverse community
Jenny Leong MP delivers a Private Members Statement in the NSW Legislative Assembly in support of the Trans and Gender Diverse community, 12 May 2022.
Jenny Leong opposes the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill, defends right to protest
Jenny Leong opposes the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 and defends non-violent direct action and the right to protest. Jenny introduces the amendments to the Bill proposed by the Greens.
Jenny Leong adds support to the ICAC and Other Independent Commissions Legislation Amendment Bill
Jenny Leong participates in the ICAC and Other Independent Commissions Legislation Amendment (Independent Funding) Bill 2021 (No. 2) debate, 24 March 2022.
Jenny Leong speaks on the climate crisis and the urgency of heeding the IPCC's latest warnings
Jenny Leong speaks in the NSW Legislative Assembly on the urgency of acting to mitigate the worst risks of climate change as discussed in the IPCC's latest report.
Jenny Leong participates in a Public Interest Debate about the NSW Floods: 22 March 2022
Jenny Leong, MP for Newtown, speaks about the impacts of the floods on the housing crisis in northern NSW and the Greens' plans to support affected communities and tackle the unfolding emergency.
Jenny Leong MP introduces the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Tenant Protections and Flood Response) Bill 2022.
Jenny Leong MP introduces the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Tenant Protections and Flood Response) Bill 2022.
Jenny Leong supports Voluntary Assisted Dying laws for NSW
Jenny Leong MP spoke in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill during the second reading debate. This legislation has now been passed into law, making NSW the final state in Australia to introduce Voluntary Assisted Dying laws.
Waterloo Estate (South) Joint Submission
Together with Greens Councillor on City of Sydney Council, Sylvie Ellsmore, we have identified several key issues and shortcomings in the proposed plan for Waterloo South. In addition to opposing the proposed intensification of land use on the site with minimal increase in public and affordable housing, our submission highlights the privatisation of public housing on-site, explores issues with the Communities Plus model, and stresses the need for a social impact assessment. Read the full joint submission here.
MEDIA RELEASE: Greens Bill to tackle mould and rising rents in NSW
In response to rental horror stories of extreme mould and reports of growing rental unaffordability, NSW Greens Housing spokeperson and Member for Newtown Jenny Leong MP is pushing ahead with the Greens Bill to cap rents, end unfair no grounds evictions and require all rental properties to be waterproof and mould-free. The Bill also includes specific measures for flood impacted areas including banning evictions for 12 months.
Greens Introduce Bill to protect flood affected renters
Jenny Leong MP, NSW Greens Housing Spokesperson, will today introduce a Private Members Bill to protect renters who have been impacted by the catastrophic floods throughout NSW.
MEDIA RELEASE: Govt should investigate acquiring boarding houses and running them as social housing
Newtown Greens MP and Housing spokesperson Jenny Leong has called on the NSW Government to investigate acquiring existing privately owned boarding houses, to bring them up to a liveable standard, and run them as safe, secure, affordable and publicly owned social housing.
Pressure grows on Airbnb to permit long-term rentals as NSW floods worsen housing crisis
Republished from The Guardian Australia
