Raising the Barr

MAKING IT EASIER FOR RENTERS TO CREATE A HOME About one third of our population are renters – and that number only looks like growing. Which means that helping a…

HOLDING CORPORATES TO ACCOUNT CAN BE LIKE CLUTCHING AT SMOKE Last week I had the great privilege to Chair a NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into power outages across the far-west on…

LIFE IS RARELY AS SIMPLE AS YES OR NO As an elected official, I often get asked by people to give a simple “yes” or “no” to a question. And…

CRYSTAL BALL PREDICTIONS FOR 2025 It’s that time of the year, once again, for me to turn my eye to the crystal ball to see what 2025 has in store…

KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON – IT’S ALL IMPORTANT FOR CHRISTMAS Just a few weeks ago, the Premier of NSW was asking the people of NSW to be thoughtful about their…

A LOT OF IMPORTANT STUFF IN POLITICS RARELY GETS A HEADLINE One of the top 5 complaints that I receive in the Electorate Office is to do with parking fines.…

OPINION – WHAT THE US ELECTION INDICATES FOR US Dangerously, this a bit of a stream of consciousness on what I have been able to absorb, understand and mis-understand, interpret…

THE POINTY END OF PRIVATISATION IS BEING FELT IN BROKEN HILL When the poles and wires of the NSW electricity network, along with the transmission lines, were sold off by…

I AM NOT SURE HOW CHANGING LGBTIQA+ LAWS WILL HARM THE UNAFFECTED One of the proposed new laws that the NSW Parliament will need to consider in the coming weeks…

RU OK? Coming up, on the 12th of September, is the official “R U OK?” Day. I do hope that you will all reach out to at least one person…