Speeches

 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.

With your guidance, ‘78ers, and with your example, the march for social justice continues on.

Jo Haylen has called on the NSW Government to review boarding house regulations to protect the rights of residents. 

We must live up to the promise of our own generosity and compassion. We must let them stay.

Let’s make good evidence based public policy and once again make NSW a world leader when it comes to harm minimisation.