The NSW Greens are pushing back against the erosion of civil liberties, introducing new laws to repeal harsh anti-protest legislation.

Inner West ratepayers could be saddled with an annual bill of $650,000 for the ongoing care and management of Rozelle Parklands, as part of a planned agreement with the NSW Government and Inner West Council.

The NSW Government has rushed through a suite of laws that will significantly restrict the right to protest in NSW. The government suggested these laws were necessary to address the alarming rise in racially charged attacks and hate crimes.

Labor has bowed to pressure from community advocates and The Greens, committing to deliver affordable housing at the former WestConnex site on Parramatta Road.

Ferry services will return to Balmain West Wharf at Elliott Street for the first time in a decade after it was controversially removed from the ferry network in 2013.

NSW Greens MP and democracy spokesperson Kobi Shetty has slammed the Transport for NSW report into the state’s anti-protest laws.

The NSW Labor Government has signalled their intent to further crackdown on the right to protest this week with a new bill to drastically increase penalties for protest actions on railways.

NSW Greens MP and party spokesperson on Democracy, Kobi Shetty, has voiced strong opposition to the NSW Government’s efforts to stop protests in Sydney this weekend.

While the roll-on bike trial has been welcomed by the cycling community, some concerns have been raised.