As the NSW State Election in 2027 approaches, Jenny Leong’s voice in NSW Parliament is more vital than ever. Whether it be pushing for rent caps, stopping public housing sell-offs, standing up for Palestine, advancing trans rights, or winning a Human Rights Act, Jenny Leong in Newtown represents a progressive force that is indisposable.

Since 2015, Jenny Leong has held the seat of Newtown and together we’ve won a number of important victories. Jenny has consistently campaigned for renters rights since 2015, demanding amongst other things an ends to no grounds evictions. After years of pushing the major parties, no grounds evictions was passed in 2025. 

After years of fighting for the rights of women, we have pushed for and won affirmative consent laws and abortion decriminalisation. When holding the LGBTQI portfolio, we consistently backed in Marriage Equality way before the major parties ever started to support.

The Greens do not take any corporate or billionaire money like Labor, the Liberals and One Nation. Join us at this fundraising dinner and be a meaningful part of the upcoming campaign.

Join Jenny Leong and Tom Ballard for an evening of great conversation, laughs, and hope in the heart of Newtown at one of our local favourites Atom Thai.

Hosted by: Tom Ballard

ABOUT TOM
Tom Ballard is an award-winning stand up comedian/actor/writer/broadcaster/person who always tries his best. He’s one of Australia’s hottest comic talents, he’s performed and won acclaim all around the world and he’s very pleased to meet you. 

Tom also has quite the taste for broadcasting and doing proper satire. He co-hosted the breakfast show on national youth radio station triple j with his dear friend Alex Dyson for four years.  

At just 24 years old, Tom hosted Reality Check: his very own ABC TV panel show dissecting the insane world of reality television. He’s guest hosted the ABC discussion show Q&A on multiple occasions, interviewed all sorts of political figures on his popular podcast Like I’m A Six-Year-Old, featured on the race-focussed social experiment series First Contact and for more than 150 episodes, hosted his own satirical late night show for ABC Comedy, Tonightly with Tom Ballard, which was a very naughty show that the conservative Australian government didn’t like very much at all.

Tom Ballard is the co-host of podcast Serious Danger, covering Greens and progressive politics around the country.

This event is fully wheelchair accessible. There is a small step at the front of the restaurant.

Please contact the event organiser with any accessibility requests as early as possible so that suitable arrangements can be discussed and organised where possible. 

You can also support our campaign by donating here https://greens.org.au/nsw/donatenewtownstate

Let us know your dietary requirements when you register.

Bookings for paid events and donations are tax-deductible.

If you are under 18 years of age, please ask your parent or guardian to purchase the ticket in their name. The Greens NSW are prohibited from accepting donations or payments from under 18s. If you are under 18, your parent or guardian will also need to contact the event organiser directly to let them know there will be someone under 18 attending.