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Govt must Step in after UN warns Warragamba Dam Wall Raising Risks World Heritage Status

5 July, 2019 - The Australian Government must urgently intervene to protect the Blue Mountains National Park, after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee warned t...

Inquiry into the regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes

4 July, 2019 - The NSW Upper House Public Accountability Committee has commenced an inquiry into the regulation of building standards, building quality and buil...

Time to stop persecuting party-goers, decriminalise drug use

2 July, 2019 - Greens MP and spokesperson for drug law reform & harm reduction, Cate Faehrmann, has today called out the NSW government’s failed drug laws a...

Bitter budget from the Liberals and Nationals

19 June, 2019 - Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP and Greens NSW Spokesperson for the North Coast says that whilst this budget delivers some of the bare bones...

Greens bring Psychedelics to NSW Parliament

19 June, 2019 - In the inaugural event of a series of Science in the House forums, Greens MP Cate Faehrmann hopes to spark a discussion about the potential bene...

State government’s record expenditure on private schools betrays Gonski commitment

19 June, 2019 - The NSW Government is handing a record $6.1 billion dollars of public money to private schools over the next four years, with unprecedented capi...

NSW government axes $50 million "virtual battery" scheme announced just last year

12 June, 2019 - NSW government axes $50 million "virtual battery" scheme announced just last year. After announcing the Smart Energy for Homes and Businesses...

Combustible cladding crisis - hundreds of buildings identified as at-risk

5 June, 2019 - Almost two years after the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, secret documents obtained by the Greens NSW have revealed hundreds of buildings in the Ci...

Government must step in on Packer’s Crown Sale

31 May, 2019 - The Government must assure the public that it is investigating whether James Packer’s Crown Casino sale doesn’t breach any agreements in place an...

Critical inquiry into disability established

29 May, 2019 - Critical inquiry into disability established Newly elected Greens MP Abigail Boyd will sit on an urgent inquiry into the Government's bill for a ...

Greens move to repeal lockout laws

29 May, 2019 - Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann has moved to repeal the lockout laws which prevent patrons from entering a venue in the inner city and Kings Cross afte...

Sydney water restrictions too little too late

29 May, 2019 - The Level 1 water restrictions to be imposed by the NSW Government on 1 June do not go far enough in protecting Sydney’s water supply, Greens MP ...

Government should impose water restrictions now

24 May, 2019 - Due to unprecedented drought fuelled by the climate emergency facing Australia, the NSW Government must immediately impose water restrictions on ...

Government must revoke mining approvals in Sydney’s water catchment

15 May, 2019 - NSW Greens MP and environment spokesperson Cate Faehrmann is calling on the government to revoke recent approvals for more underground coal minin...

Michael Lyon condemns Labor's support for CSG in the Northern Territory and Adani mine

10 May, 2019 - Greens Candidate for Richmond and Deputy Mayor of Byron Shire Michael Lyon is calling on Justine Elliot to condemn Labor’s plan to open up the No...