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
Greens call for permanent rental solutions for flood victims
The Greens are calling on the NSW government to take urgent action to support people in the long-term who have become homeless due to the catastrophic floods throughout NSW. It's crucial that the NSW Liberal / National government steps in and puts the interests of impacted communities ahead of their cosy relationships with investors. The government's rent relief package will assist people in the short-term, providing funds for temporary accommodation however a longer term solution must be found. It was clear that before this flood event, there was a chronic shortage of rental accommodation in regional NSW. We know that there are many empty or unaffordable properties currently sitting vacant and available on short-term rental sites - these could immediately be made available and affordable to those who are in urgent need of somewhere to live. We are calling on the government to look at options which will ensure that people can access housing at market rents and not holiday rents. We are urging the NSW state government to take responsibility for the housing crisis in flood impacted areas by using their powers to create more medium and long-term rental stock. Options available for the Premier to consider right now would be to: - Either suspend Short-Term Rental Accommodation by disallowing or revoking permissions for property owners to lease properties as short-term rental accommodation, unless in exceptional circumstances, to ensure that people who have nowhere to live have access to every available rental property at reasonable market rates for the next 6-12 months. - Or provide incentives to owners of short-term rental properties who lease their properties at an affordable rate for periods of at least 12 months.People need secure options and stable accommodation - and that’s where the state government could use incentives or changes to planning permissions to make a whole lot of new housing stock available on the medium to long-term rental market. The locals in flood impacted areas know all too well the damage the profit-driven short-term rental accommodation industry has already done to housing affordability in their communities.Now is not the time for anyone to be making big profits from a crisis - and it’s critical the government steps in to ensure this doesn’t happen. The Greens have also set out some other immediate actions the NSW government could implement to provide protection to the many renters who need support including stopping evictions, capping rents, and issuing bond vouchers. Sign our petition calling on the government to take action now.
Media Release - Greens Plan for Rent Relief to be included in Flood Relief
The Greens are calling on the NSW Government to take immediate steps to support renters who are impacted by the catastrophic floods throughout NSW. Greens Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP has joined with NSW Greens Housing spokesperson, Jenny Leong MP to call for immediate action to support renters in this crisis and through the recovery period from these devastating floods – including bond vouchers, a freeze on rent increases, and a ban on evictions.
