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Question on Notice to the Minister for Education regarding electronic signage on public school grounds.

Question on Notice to the Minister for Counter Terrorism, Corrections and Veterans Affairs regarding women in prison in NSW.

Question on Notice to the Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Special Minister of State regarding if the Government truly regards affordable housing as a priority, why did the Planning department reject the request by the Inner West Council to have the whole Council area included in SEPP 70 Affordable Housing (Revised Schemes).

Question on Notice to the Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister for Social Housing, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault regarding how many social housing tenants have been evicted under the NSW Government’s three-strike rules for anti-social behaviour since the legislation was introduced in 2015.

Question on Notice to the Minister for Education regarding how many school counsellors were employed between 2012 til 2017.

The Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Sydney Drinking Water Catchment) Bill 2017 seeks to validate the State significant development consent issued to the Springvale mine extension, which is currently being challenged in the Land and Environment Court. The bill also seeks to clarify the application of the "neutral or beneficial effect on water quality" test for assessment of a development application under an existing development consent relating to the Sydney drinking water catchment. 

On 20 September this year, Tane Chatfield died in custody at Tamworth Correctional Centre. He was 22 years old. A few months earlier, in August, a 47-year-old Indigenous man was found unconscious in his cell at Adelaide City Watch House. In July this year, father of five Eric Whittaker died of a brain haemorrhage at Parklea Correctional Centre, with varying accounts of his death given to his family. Eric's cousin David Dungay had also died in custody, two years before. These men are just the latest in a shamefully long line of Indigenous Australians to die in custody. Of course, behind each of these tragic cases lies a hard truth, one best told in numbers.

The four Local Area Commands (LACs) of the Inner West, Marrickville, Newtown, Burwood and Ashfield be merged into two as part of the the “re-engineering” process allegedly intended to reduce management costs.

Burwood and Ashfield Local Area Commands (LACs) will be merged as part of a “re-engineering” process allegedly intended to reduce management costs.

Labor representatives Jo Haylen MP and Clr Anna York today slammed the Government’s failure to upgrade Petersham and Lewisham stations despite both being ranked more highly than other stations approved for upgrades.