Sue Higginson
AustraliapoliticianFemale9.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Sue Higginson is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Greens and serves as the party's justice spokesperson. She has been an outspoken critic of legislation that she believes infringes upon rights to protest and civil liberties, particularly in relation to proposed changes in vilification laws that could impact free speech.
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Sue Higginson is a Greens MP supporting the families in their fight for government recognition.
Sydney families fight for government recognition after 15-year legal battleAustralia· 2026-06-02
Sue Higginson is a Greens MP who criticized the government's actions regarding transparency.
The NSW upper house is witness to a debate that is ‘half politics, half group therapy session’Australia· 2026-05-29
The police watchdog investigated the case following a complaint from Greens MP Sue Higginson.
NSW Police commissioner Mal Lanyon rejects critical findings of police delayAustralia· 2026-02-27
Greens MP Sue Higginson alleges officers used pepper spray indiscriminately and struck protesters repeatedly.
NSW Labor MPs call for inquiry into police actionsAustralia· 2026-02-11
Sue Higginson is a Greens MP who was involved in negotiations with police during the protest.
How the NSW Police and Palestine Action Group clash unfoldedAustralia· 2026-02-10
Sue Higginson said she will refer police actions to the independent Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
Chris Minns defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after video emerges of officers punching protesters in Sydney | Australian police and policing
United Kingdom· 2026-02-10
Greens MP and spokesperson for Planning Sue Higginson emphasized the need for the Reconstruction Authority to help the impacted residents.
New Lambton landslide: Looters are raiding crumbling homesAustralia· 2026-02-09
Greens justice spokesperson Sue Higginson said the party was 'very supportive of a strong ICAC'.
Barry O’Farrell was felled by ICAC. Now he is defending it and criticising his own partyAustralia· 2026-02-08
Greens MP Sue Higginson rebuked the bill, saying the 'radical and poorly defined' definition would have a chilling effect on legitimate criticism of Israel.
Push to mandate antisemitism definition in NSW law, universitiesAustralia· 2026-02-06
Sue Higginson questioned Iemma’s influence in progressing the plan.
960 homes approved for flood-prone north-western Sydney suburbAustralia· 2026-01-31
Greens MP Sue Higginson stated that further assessment was required for the Great Koala National Park.
Conservationists fear Minns government plan will fail without boundary changesAustralia· 2026-01-31
Greens justice spokeswoman Sue Higginson said the committee simply cannot genuinely consider such a large volume of advice on complex constitutional and criminal law in such a short time frame.
Hate speech laws: This inquiry received 700 submissionsAustralia· 2026-01-28
Joined by Greens MP Sue Higginson along with a chorus of other groups on Tuesday morning.
Protesters challenge NSW anti-protest laws after Bondi attackAustralia· 2025-12-23Sue Higginson, the Greens’ justice spokesperson, criticized the anti-protest laws as draconian and unconstitutional.
Gun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearms | Bondi beach terror attackUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-22
Greens MP and spokesperson for justice Sue Higginson said the phrase could not be considered hate speech under existing state laws.
State government to step up monitoring of hate speech to stamp out culture of antisemitismAustralia· 2025-12-18
Greens MP Sue Higginson said police need stronger powers regarding gun licences.
Chris Minns announces gun caps, mass protest restrictionsAustralia· 2025-12-17
The police watchdog was contacted by Greens MP Sue Higginson in July this year, prompting the public examination.
Police failures that led to the death of a woman fatally beaten by partner Robert HuberAustralia· 2025-12-09
Sue Higginson supported the inquiry into unsolved cases in parliament.
Ivan Milat was convicted of murdering seven people. Could he have killed scores more? | New South WalesUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-30
Sue Higginson called for investigations into the allegations against church leaders.
Maitland Evangelical Church leaders Steven Doust, Roger Burgess accused of covering up child abuse in Sue Higginson speech in parliamentAustralia· 2025-11-20
NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson will air the allegations under parliamentary privilege.
Church leader Matthew Briggs killed himself after child abuse claims, says whistleblower Phil BearAustralia· 2025-11-19
Sue Higginson is a Greens MP who disagrees with the premier regarding the potential conflict of interest.
Chris Minns asks about potential conflict of interest involving brother Jim Minns. He refused to answer.Australia· 2025-11-11
Greens MP Sue Higginson questioned now-Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon about new informants and witnesses.
Family of Cheryl Grimmer give her alleged killer, ‘Mercury’, an ultimatumAustralia· 2025-10-19
Greens MP Sue Higginson moved that the committee does not support the bill proceeding to debate.
Controversial legislation abandoned after gun law concernsAustralia· 2025-09-11
Sue Higginson criticized the systems of Corrective Services for failing to protect women.
Prison officer Scott Hawken convicted of rape after years of alleged sexual assaultAustralia· 2025-09-11
Sue Higginson expressed jubilation about the decision regarding the Great Koala National Park.
Three reasons Minns backed the full Great Koala National ParkAustralia· 2025-09-07
Sue Higginson described the offer to Folbigg as shocking and insulting.
Kathleen Folbigg to receive $2.2m payout after wrongful murder convictions
New Zealand· 2025-08-07
Sue Higginson criticized the compensation offer to Kathleen Folbigg as shocking and insulting.
Folbigg set to receive $2 million from NSW governmentAustralia· 2025-08-07
Sue Higginson described the march as a remarkable moment in history.
90,000 halt city with march across Harbour BridgeAustralia· 2025-08-03
Greens MP Sue Higginson describes Josh Lees as a justice warrior.
Pro-Palestine protest organiser Josh Lees has raised the ire of Premier Chris MinnsAustralia· 2025-07-29
NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson, an environmental lawyer, said the decision set a 'very significant precedent'.
Court overturns massive coal mine approval on climate groundsAustralia· 2025-07-25
