Greens Announce Plan to Tackle Air Pollution in Upper Hunter
Today Greens NSW Abigail Boyd MP will be in Muswellbrook with Sue Abbott, Greens candidate for the Upper Hunter, to launch the Greens plan to tackle the air pollution crisis in the...
Landmark report calls for Australia-first coal ash cleanup industry
In a landmark report published today, parties from across the political spectrum have come together to recognise that coal ash, a by-product of coal-fired power, is a toxic waste product that needs...
Supporting A Just Transition
In light of the news that KORES plans to sell it's majority stake in the Wallarah 2 coal mine, Abigail today stood in parliament to discuss the urgent need to support coal...
NSW Labor and Liberal-National Government open the door to Central Coast commercial airport
Last night the NSW Legislative Council passed a Bill, with support from both NSW Labor and the Liberal-National Government, that has left residents unprotected from a large-scale, commercial airport here on the...
Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Repeal Bill
This week, despite NSW Labor backflipping and siding with the Liberal-National Government, the Greens stood firm with the Warnervale community against the proposed expansion of the Central Coast airport.
Renewable Jobs for Newcastle
Today Abigail spoke in support of the work being done by the community in the Hunter region in preparing for a just and sustainable transition away from coal to renewable energy and...
Coastal Erosion
With the ongoing erosion of our beaches and coast line, today Abigail stood to speak of the need for a planned retreat. Especially in relation to areas on the coast like Wamberal...
Greenlight for Coal Mining in Wollombi
Given that the Government's recently released Future of Coal Statement explicitly acknowledges long-term uncertainty regarding the future demand for coal, Abigail took the opportunity presented in Question Time to ask why the...
Stop the Wallarah 2 coal mine
Whether it’s greenlighting the toxic underground Wallarah 2 coal mine that will consume gigalitres of our supply and threaten its contamination, or allowing the Mangrove Mountain rubbish tip to contaminate our catchment,...
Lake Macquarie Mining
Alarmed by reports that seismic testing was about to commence in Lake Macquarie with no community consultation, Abigail used Question Time to request information on what the Government was doing and whether...