NSW Young Australian of the Year

Premier Morris Iemma should not sack NSW Young Australian of the Year Iktimal Hage-Ali who has been linked to drug arrests by the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Premier Iemma told press yesterday that Ms Hage-Ali's employment at the Attorney General's Department was under review.

The Greens are concerned that the Premier appears to be considering sacking Ms Hage-Ali even though she has committed no crime and is not under investigation of any sort.

Ms Hage-Ali appears to be the victim of a media beat up which the Premier should not lend his authority to.

Iktimal Hage-Ali deserves a fair go. She has not been shown to have done anything wrong and so doesn't deserve her reputation being trashed and her job threatened.

Hopefully Ms Hage-Ali can put this behind her and continue to make a positive contribution through her important community work.