The NSW Upper House just finished a marathon debate on the Workers Comp bill with it finally passing - with amendment - at 5.32am. I’m so proud of our Greens team and especially @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social who was on her feet all night - here’s a pic to capture our exhaustion and relief!

Very good @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social summary of the really, really significant data centre growth in New South Wales, Australia - something we can see directly contributing to sustaining the burning of coal in the state www.instagram.com/reel/DQbKiv9...

"The PM says he wants his legacy to be universal #childcare. You can't do that if you don't fix the system ...start with public money into public services. Anything less is negligent, given what we know about child safety." @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social #7ampodcast 7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/the...

‘All hell let loose’: Abigail Boyd fought to release documents that revealed gross childcare failings. Then she had to read them

Butler talks about the ndis being only for those needing lifelong support but without early targeted support so many of these kids will need lifelong support. And when did the ndis become all about ‘financial sustainability’ and not about addressing genuine need at whatever age it’s required?

I find this hugely concerning, as will so many who just wish governments would stop passing the buck and get on with ensuring all children get support they need. Whether it’s ndis or something else, the support will still be required - but this will just be used as an excuse to cut overall funding

NSW Police has dropped its use of a 2011 facial recognition algorithm notorious for its racially biased outcomes, although it continues to generate leads based on newer versions of the flawed tech 👇 www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/nsw-pol... @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social

Workers united will never be defeated ✊ Happy May Day!

Reading about the child abuse at Fanous' early childhood centre made me feel physically sick, and I was shocked to discover he'd gone on to run an NDIS business. Thanks to the incredible work of Adele Ferguson and the Four Corners expose, at least one wrong has now been righted.

When less than 10% of workers in the workers comp system are in the public sector but they account for almost half of all psychological injury claims, it’s clear that these reforms are guided by the government’s budget bottom line and not by what’s best for workers. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Albanese talking about being ‘pro aspiration’ is some next level nonsense. So he’ll keep public handouts for wealthy investors so ppl just wanting a roof over their head are extra-aspirational? www.afr.com/politics/fed...

1/7 🧵 Why NSW Police switched off facial recognition tech — & how AI-based biometric profiling persists @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social & @suehigginson.bsky.social ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

"The avg mortgage pays $200k in profit over its life to the banks. The supermarkets made an extra billion last year when their profit margins went up. "We can either collect more tax from the big businesses that can afford to pay it, or we can say, Sorry, Marge, you've had it too good." #qanda

From the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry instigated by Greens MP @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social Privatising childcare has been a disaster. Profits before care for children.

In a parliamentary debate about the Special Religious Education program in NSW public schools, Greens’ member @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social condemned the state govt’s “complete abdication” of responsibility over the content taught in scripture classes. More: rationalist.com.au/nsw-labor-go... #NSWpol

Greens MLC @abigailboydmlc.bsky.social chair of Education committee will head an inquiry into the performance of the NSW regulator of the childcare sector. Good work! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

@abigailboydmlc.bsky.social and the vital job to restore care to the childcare industry www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

Australia now has 150 billionaires. And 3.3 million people (13.4%) living in poverty. This gross inequality didn’t happen by accident - it’s the product of decades of unfair policies by governments pandering to big corporates and the super wealthy. #TaxTheRich ffs

The NSW Government reckon they’re “pulling every single lever available” to deal with the psychiatrist workforce crisis in our public hospitals - except the one they’re actually being asked to pull: paying psychiatrists a comparable wage to other States. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The NSW health system is at breaking point. That’s why medical professionals have been sounding the alarm for years and why hundreds of psychiatrists are saying they have no choice but to resign this month unless things improve. 1/3

This is an important step towards recognising, providing for and celebrating autistic people. I’m biting my tongue and not going to add what a shame it is that Federal Labor is simultaneously ripping away millions of dollars of support for autistic children through its cruel cuts to the NDIS.

Twiggy Forrest has called out "net" zero as a "con to maintain fossil fuels" & plans to decarbonise Fortescue. So, what is "real" zero? Richard Denniss told ABC Radio Illawarra "real" zero is simple: less bad things & more of the good things. #auspol #climate @richarddenniss.bsky.social

The lengths NSW Labor will go to to avoid paying workers properly. Why should these professionals put up with pay 30% lower than their colleagues in other states? Labor’s stubbornness on pay negotiations is going to cost us all so much more in the long run. Shameful. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

The world burns while the fossil fuel industry profits and schemes. www.smh.com.au/environment/...

I’m the first to criticise the use of business cases as being the be all and end all when it comes to justifying government decisions, but that doesn’t mean that the government can just do away with analysis altogether. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

“Children among 58 killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza, say medics” It’s genocide. This is beyond dispute. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Members of the Combined Rail Unions (CRU) saw their wages go backward under a decade of liberal government wage repression. Their Enterprise Agreement expired on 1 May 2024, and for the better part of a year members and their unions have tried to negotiate a fair deal 🧵