Aboriginal justice demands far more than another inquiry
The Indigenous incarceration inquiry today announced by the Federal Government is a symbolic recognition of our broken criminal justice system, but comes 25 years after the ground-breaking report from...
View ArticlePolice oversight bill passes with missed opportunity to right a wrong on...
With the passing of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, the Baird Government has failed to put an end to the long multi-million dollar disaster that is the Ombudsman’s investigation into Operation...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Conduct Commission Bill 2016 [Legislation Debate]
This speech was delivered on 08.11.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. This is one of these moments when we are looking into the future of not just the Law...
View ArticleDeath of Mark Anthony Haines [Speech]
This speech was delivered on 17.11.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the original contribution here. On 16 January 1988 in the early hours of the morning, a 17‑year‑old Aboriginal boy, Mark...
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Operation Prospect – Supreme Court Hearing on 20 December 2016
The Greens usually argue for transparency and making all information publicly available – so why don’t we think the Operation Prospect/police bugging report...
View ArticleMedia release: Police bugging report shows serious illegal bugging, but...
The NSW Ombudsman’s office has today released their long overdue $10 million report into illegal police bugging. The report has found repeated and systemic illegal bugging by NSW police officers and...
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Sniff Off 2016 Highlights
It’s been a huge year for Sniff Off, the NSW Greens campaign against the use of drug dogs at bars, festivals, and public transport! We’ve put out hundreds of updates on drug dog locations throughout...
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2016: guns, amalgamations and steel
As the year draws to a close we can look back on some of the campaigning achievements of 2016. It has not been an easy year for progressive politics around the world, but here in NSW we’ve had some...
View ArticleState Crime Command will investigate Mark Haines’ death
The NSW Police have today announced that the State Crime Command will review the case of murdered Aboriginal 17 year old Mark Haines. This announcement comes on the 29th anniversary of Mark’s death as...
View ArticleNSW Police Force overdue for fresh leadership with Commissioner Scipione’s...
With the announcement that NSW Police Commissioner Scipione will be ending his role in April, the Greens acknowledge Commissioner Scipione’s service and wish him well. The NSW Police Force is well...
View ArticleChallenges ahead for new NSW Police Commissioner
The Greens wish new Police Commissioner Mick Fuller well in his new role leading the NSW Police Force. The NSW Police Force is well overdue for fresh leadership, with poor succession planning by the...
View ArticlePolice Minister bluster does little for victims
The Minister for Police Troy Grant has today announced an aggressive, evidence-free package of reforms with the apparent dual purpose of seeing sex offenders face harsher penalties while also reducing...
View ArticleNew report from BOCSAR confirms why roadside drug testing is so flawed
Over the past year there has been a 320 percent increase the number of people charged with drug driving offences in NSW, with young people and residents of low-income areas making up the bulk of the...
View ArticleShoot to kill powers will not make us safer
Implementing The NSW Coroner’s recommendations in relation to the Lindt Café Siege is important and necessary step in moving forward but cannot come at the expense of our civil liberties. The...
View ArticleShoot-to-kill powers are an unprecedented police overreach that will not make...
The Coalition’s plan to rush new shoot-to-kill police powers through Parliament today will not make us safer and instead pushes NSW closer to a police state. It carries on a trend of laws that empower...
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We’ve spoken to many emergency service workers who want to put a submission into the current bullying inquiry, but have concerns about how making a submission might impact on their employment, and...
View ArticleGrill the Ministers at Budget Estimates
It has been a busy year in NSW Parliament, and once again budget estimates are almost upon us. Hearings will be from Thursday 31 August to Friday 8 September 2017. We’d love to hear your thoughts about...
View ArticleDisgusting and heartless response from the Liberal Government in National...
The Liberal National government has used National Homeless Week to announce legal changes to empower the police to evict the homeless, and some of the most disadvantaged in our communities, from public...
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Liberal National government’s heartless Martin Place bill passes
Today in National Homelessness Week the Liberal National government rushed through legislation that will allow police to remove the homeless people from Martin Place, seize and destroy their...
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Event report: Byron Bay Drugs, Driving and Policing Forum
We were delighted with the response to our first community forum in Byron talking about Drugs, Driving and Policing – and specifically how changes in policing practice were heavily targeting...
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