I’m Shane Bazzi. I live on unceded Gadigal land. I’m asking for your

#1 vote to put a diverse voice with lived experience into NSW

Parliament.

I was born and raised in South West Sydney, which shaped my

values of community and resilience. I now live in the Inner West

with my partner Keith and assistance dog Bella.

I’m a gay, disabled, Lebanese-Australian activist, renter, sexual

assault survivor, and unionist. I don’t just understand our values and

policies on paper - I’ve lived them; dedicating my life to building a

compassionate, fair, progressive society, and dismantling systems

of oppression and inequality.

I’ve worked as a public-school teacher, in the union movement and

for the Greens.

I’ve been a Greens member since 2016. My activism began in 2004

at Villawood Detention Centre. I’ve volunteered on Christmas Island

and worked alongside refugees and whistleblowers on Manus

Island and Nauru to shine a light on the cruelty of offshore

detention. I’ve campaigned to Bring Them Here, Let Them Stay,

advocated for LGBTIQA+ rights, and to ban greyhound and horse

racing.

Peter Dutton sued me for defamation in 2021 over a tweet. I fought

that battle and won, proving I can stand up to powerful bullies. I’ll

bring that courage to Parliament, speaking truth to power.

The Minns Government’s draconian anti-protest laws and racist,

Islamophobic rhetoric regarding Israel’s genocide in Gaza are

deeply personal to me. Israel’s airstrikes in Lebanon killed members

of my family and destroyed our home.

As an anti-genocide activist and son of a Lebanese Muslim migrant,

I’ve experienced anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia.

I’ll always defend human rights, civil liberties, and stand in solidarity

with the anti-genocide movement.

NSW is experiencing housing, cost-of-living, and climate crises, and

a health system under significant strain.