Speeches

Jo Haylen, the member for Summer Hill, has called on the Government to recognise the scientific consensus regarding man-made climate change and to commit to mitigating its impacts. 

The Government's Bill to crack down on protesters at mining sites is anti-democratic and arrogant. People from all walks of life – and from all over NSW - will continue to protest and fight CSG and coal mining because they understand what’s at risk.

Jo Haylen, the member for Summer Hill, has congratulated the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby on its fight for equality. 

Jo Haylen, the member for Summer Hill, has called on the Government to continue to support the Safe Schools Coalition in light of recent attacks. 

 It is clear that we cannot continue to sacrifice our ecology for a culture of convenience.

Jo Haylen, the member for Summer Hill, has recognised the work of Reverse Garbage, a staple of Sydney's Inner West. 

Jo Haylen, the member for Summer Hill, has recognised the work of marriage equality campaigners and called on the Federal Government to legalise marriage equality without the need for a costly and damaging plebiscite. 

The Government fails to understand that the community has its number - the community understands that this is a government that fails when it comes to proper consultation, that will always put developer and private interests before those of the will do whatever it can to remove transparency and parliamentary oversight when it comes to ripping out our rail lines.

If we want Parramatta Road to be more than a characterless, polluting, noisy, log-jammed road that divides the inner west in two then light rail is the answer.

Feminism, politics, and why we should listen to the heroes around us. My speech for International Women's Day for my old school, Willoughby Girls High School.