New Strata Laws Set to Force People from their Homes
Labor supports pro-WestConnex Liberal as Deputy Mayor of Marrickville
Media Release – 23 September 2015
Last night at the Marrickville Council Mayoral vote Labor councillors, including the Member for Summer Hill Jo Haylen, aligned with conservatives to secure themselves the mayoralty and vote in a pro-WestConnex Liberal Deputy Mayor.
“This is clearly a bad outcome for our progressive community – to have the Labor Party once again reject the offer from the Greens to work together to take on the roles of Mayor and Deputy Mayor,” said Greens Councillor and Mayoral candidate Melissa Brooks.
Read moreOne gaffe too many from Gay
Media Release – 18 September 2015
WestConnex: One Gaffe too many from Gay
Newtown MP congratulates Marrickville Council’s tough stand against WestConnex Delivery Authority
Media Release – 17 September 2015
Greens Member for Newtown Jenny Leong congratulated Marrickville Council for its strong decision to seek a stop work order against the WestConnex Delivery Authority’s activities at the former Dial a Dump waste dump at St Peters.
Council voted on Tuesday night to immediately issue a stop work order on the site until the WestConnex Delivery Authority could confirm the activities being undertaken are the subject of a valid development consent or a valid exemption from Council development controls, subject to legal advice.
Read moreSydney ready to welcome refugees
Media Release – 17 September 2015
Today the Daily Telegraph published sensationalist coverage of the emergency resettlement of Syrian refugees in Sydney. Greens Member for Newtown and Spokesperson for Human Rights Jenny Leong said:
“Australians have responded with compassion to the heart wrenching images of Syrian refugees left with nothing after escaping war and destruction in their country. We have shown that we are ready to welcome refugees and offer safety to some of the 4 million Syrian men, women and children now displaced by the conflict.
“I am dismayed by the Daily Telegraph’s sensationalist coverage of the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Sydney.
Read moreOfficial figures show Westconnex is a huge waste
Media Release – 10 September 2015
Greens WestConnex spokesperson and MP for Newtown Jenny Leong said today that the government’s own figures prove that the $15.4 billion WestConnex motorway project allegedly being built to ease traffic congestion for western Sydney will be a complete waste of taxpayer money.
Ms Leong was commenting after an initial review of the Environmental Impact Statement for the M4 East tunnel section of Westconnex, which went on display yesterday.
Read moreFunding for LGBTIQ Domestic Violence Research and Education Welcomed
Media Release – 10 September 2015
Yesterday the Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Pru Goward, announced that ACON will receive funding for research and education into domestic and family violence in the LGBTIQ community.
Read moreRoad Minister’s WestConnex arrogance hits new heights
Media Release – 2 September 2015
Roads Minister Duncan Gay today announced further details for Stage 2 of the WestConnex Project, despite revealing this week that the business case is still under review. The project remains without planning approval and an environmental impact statement. His arrogance also appears to be getting out of hand.
Read more5 million reasons to be proud as community campaign ensures Aboriginal Housing at the Block
The Greens NSW welcome today’s announcement of $5 million in commonwealth funding to ensure Aboriginal housing at the Block in Redfern’s iconic Aboriginal heart. The funding has come after a 15 month community occupation of The Block by the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy (RATE) lead by the indefatigable Wiradjuri Elder, Jenny Munro and in the shadow of court proceedings to evict RATE from the Block.
Read moreGreens slam Piccoli’s ‘Gayby Baby’ ban
Media Release: 26 August 2015: Greens slam Piccoli’s ‘Gayby Baby’ ban
The Greens NSW response to sensationalised coverage in the Daily Telegraph regarding the documentary ‘Gayby Baby’, and NSW Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli’s kneejerk reaction.
Greens NSW spokesperson on Sexuality and Gender Identity, Member for Newtown Jenny Leong said:
"Gayby Baby is an important and wonderful film telling the stories of a number of families in NSW from the children’s perspective.
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