Media release: New “semi-semi-automatic” firearms fresh risk to public safety
The Liberal National government must put community safety before the political demands of the gun lobby and ban two rapid-fire guns that have an “unequalled rate of fire.” The rapid-fire Verney Carron...
View ArticleLiberal National government shuts down debate on right to protest
The Liberal National government has today moved NSW closer to a police state, shutting down debate in Parliament on the right to protest. Greens MP David Shoebridge moved a motion this morning to...
View ArticlePast failures on hate crime show urgent need for immediate reform of police...
The report from NSW Police Force Strike Force Parrabell has been released today, highlighting systemic failings by the police in responding to gay hate murders between 1976 and 2000. The report found...
View ArticleMedia Release: Disturbing Culture of Secrecy on Firearms
Documents obtained by the Greens through Freedom of Information show a disturbing lack of accountability in decision making about gun laws, and how agencies are still attempting to hide their decision...
View ArticleMedia Release: Coroner finds deadly gaps in police mental health response
The coronial findings released today into the police killing of young woman Courtney Topic while in severe mental distress have exposed a police force tragically under-prepared for responding to people...
View ArticleMedia Release: New figures shows woeful results for drug dog program
Data obtained by the Greens shows the continued failure of the drug dog program with false positive outstripping ‘successful’ searches. Remarkably even when intrusive strip searches are carried out,...
View ArticleMedia release: Greens refer Police Commissioner Fuller to NSW police...
Today, Greens MP and Justice Spokesperson David Shoebridge, has referred the NSW Police Commissioner to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission as a result of his disclosures to Prime Minister Morrison...
View ArticleMedia release: Secret police report exposes strip search flaws
A secret internal police report by their Lessons Learned Unit and Leadership and Capability Command shows the police hierarchy are fully aware of the likely unlawful nature of many strip searches being...
View ArticleMedia release: Parliamentary Committee to examine oversight funding...
Submissions received into the parliamentary inquiry into funding for independent oversight bodies have all highlighted the secret and unfair funding allocation process. Each agency is facing crippling...
View ArticleMedia release: Video appears to show police forcing drug dog to indicate for...
The video shared on the Sniff Off Facebook page appears to show police forcing a drug dog to sit and indicate a person for drugs. The video was taken at Sydney Showground on Sunday evening during the...
View ArticleMedia Release: Priorities all wrong as NSW Coalition delivers thousands more...
Media Release: Priorities all wrong as NSW Coalition delivers thousands more police but hundreds fewer fire paid fighters Analysis by the Greens NSW shows in the nine years since the Coalition was...
View ArticleVideo of police activity at Lost City under 18 Music Festival on Sunday 23...
Some clips from policing activity at the Lost City Sydney Music Festival – an under 18s Festival The individual clips are here: Lost City Sydney – Clip 1 Lost City Sydney – Clip 2 Lost City Sydney –...
View ArticleMedia Release: Strip search class action shows need for law change
Media Release: Strip search class action shows need for law change 27 May 2020 The announcement today that Redfern Legal Centre and Slater and Gordon are joining together to bring a class action for...
View ArticleMedia Release: LECC reports show a pattern of unlawful searches,...
Media Release: LECC reports show a pattern of unlawful searches, record-keeping failures and pressure from senior police Reports released by the LECC today show a police force unwilling to properly...
View ArticleMedia release: Police payouts to misconduct waste millions in public money
Media release: Police payouts to misconduct waste millions in public money 9 September 2020 Documents released through Parliament following a motion by the Greens show almost 300 cases each year of...
View ArticleMedia Release: Almost 2 million reasons to Sniff Off
Media Release 11 November 2020 Media Release: Almost 2 million reasons to Sniff Off The Greens have today presented our bill to Parliament to stop the worst excesses of the drug dog and strip search...
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