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Cessnock prison suspensions:justice delayed is justice denied

Greens Prisons Spokesperson, Sylvia Hale MLC, has condemned the continued suspension of three correctional services officers at Cessnock Correctional Centre.

Expansion of community housing may spark new housing options

NSW MLC Sylvia Hale, Greens spokesperson on Housing, today welcomed the announcement by the NSW Housing Minister that, with the transfer of dwellings from government ownership to the community housing sector, more community housing will become available.

Greens Probe Police Minister Over Taser Roll Out

NSW Greens MPs launched a sustained questioning of the Police Minister in question time today over the dangers to the public from the roll out of Taser stun guns to general duties police. The questions follow an incident last week when a Queensland man died after being Tasered more than 20 times and the budget announcement of $10 million for the roll out.

Homeless Group Wins Court Order to Stop Eviction from Bondi Pavilion

A group of nine homeless people has won a Supreme Court injunction stopping Waverly Council and local police evicting them from the rear of the Bondi Pavilion.

Albanese Condemns Inner West to More Aircraft Noise

Sylvia Hale the Greens MP has condemned the decision by Federal Transport Minister and Member for Grayndler, Anthony Albanese, to approve the Sydney Airport Master Plan that will increase aircraft traffic from 286,101 flights now to 427,000 by 2029.

Public Meeting on Overdevelopment in Bankstown

A public meeting has been organised by the Bankstown Greens Group to discuss overdevelopment in the Bankstown area and how to protect the community from overcrowding and the environmental, social and traffic problems that come with it.

Illawarra Does Poorly in Big Budget Spend

The Illawarra has been passed over for big spending initiatives in this year’s NSW state budget, according to Sylvia Hale, NSW Greens MLC.

Rent Grab Putting Families On The Street

Measures to cap rental increases are needed as new figures show rents on new leases across NSW increased by 10% over the last twelve months, according to Sylvia Hale MLC, NSW Greens spokesperson on Housing.

Taser oversight should be taken out of police hands

The review of the use of Taser stun guns should be taken out of police hands and the roll out of the stun guns to general duties police should be suspended until police implement all of the recommendations of the Ombudsman’s report highlighting the danger of the guns to the public and to police officers, according to Sylvia Hale, NSW Greens MP and Police spokesperson.

Inner West Harbour Consultation “a Sham”

The government’s announcement of a community consultation process for the inner west harbour has been greeted with scepticism by NSW Greens MP Sylvia Hale, Greens Mayor of Leichhardt, Jamie Parker and Greens City of Sydney Councillor, Chris Harris.