Posted on November 15 2016
Premier Mike Baird's push for bipartisanship on a proposed overhaul of the NSW corruption watchdog has hit a roadblock, with Labor insisting that current ICAC Commissioner Megan Latham be guaranteed the top job.
Posted on November 14 2016
Will you help stop Labor and Liberal politicians getting together to destroy the one body that keeps them honest?
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Posted on November 11 2016
UrbanGrowth NSW's Strategy and Implementation Tool Kit for Parramatta Road have now been finalised and adopted by the NSW Government. What will this mean for your area?
Posted on November 10 2016
The Opposition and community groups have questioned whether the state government's $31 billion plan to redevelop Parramatta Road will overwhelm local infrastructure.
Posted on November 08 2016
RESIDENTS are claiming victory after the $43 million redevelopment of historic Bidura House was knocked back by the Land and Environment Court.
Posted on November 08 2016
Greens MP Jamie Parker described the government’s announcement today of the multi-million dollar new fish markets site as an ‘enormous lost opportunity’ for Sydney, citing the need for more public open spaces and community facilities, not private developments and shopping centres.
Posted on November 03 2016
Today’s draft report that the parliamentary committee on the Independent Committee Against Corruption is set to make sweeping recommendations is yet another attack on effective corruption fighting in NSW.
Posted on November 02 2016
In the wake of the Land and Environment Court’s refusal to approve the development of the Bidura site in Glebe, MP for Balmain Jamie Parker has called on the government to buy the property back to protect the heritage values of the site.
Posted on October 31 2016
We have had a significant win in our collective efforts to stop the overdevelopment of the Bidura site in Glebe.
Posted on October 26 2016
On October 18 I spoke in Parliament at the reading of the Bill to implement the 'cash for cans' container deposit legislation in NSW. You can watch my speech...
Posted on October 26 2016
Last month Mr Parker released a feasibility report suggesting there were enough potential commuters willing to catch the ferry to work in the CBD to justify new stops.
Posted on October 21 2016
This week our local paper highlighted the ongoing problem with pollution at White Bay Cruise Terminal. We'll keep pressing for shore to ship power - the only real long term solution to the pollution endangering the health of local residents.