Greens welcome call for Territorial Limits Bill to be dumped
Today’s report by the parliamentary inquiry into the NSW Coalition’s Territorial Limits Bill has recommended that the Bill not proceed. Further, the committee found that there was no need to change the...
Greens call for Government overhaul and single Ministry responding to Domestic Violence
This International Women’s Day, the Greens are calling for a single dedicated Ministry within the Premier and Cabinet cluster which has responsibility for both the prevention of and frontline responses to domestic...
Scathing parliamentary report reveals NSW government has failed to adopt a single one of NSW Chief Scientist’s recommendations
Today a scathing report was released by the parliamentary inquiry into the CSG industry in NSW detailing how the NSW Government has arguably failed to implement a single one of the NSW...
NSW Greens Climate Protection Bill to Quit Coal
Jenny Leong MP, Greens Member for Newtown today gave notice of a Private Member’s Bill in the NSW Legislative Assembly to take the action needed to protect our climate and put our...
Greens blast the seismic testing beginning from Monday in Lake Macquarie
From Monday, without proper consultation or notice, Centennial Coal will begin seismic testing and drilling in the basin of Lake Macquarie with the aim of opening it up for further mining.
Call for NSW to Suspend Kangaroo Culling Program
Greens Animal Welfare Spokespersons Abigail Boyd and Mehreen Faruqi call for NSW to suspend kangaroo culling program in light of massive wildlife losses.
NSW Government refuses to commit to secure long-term funding for vital disability advocacy services.
The Ageing & Disability Commissioner Report into the ongoing funding of vital independent disability advocacy services was handed down today. But the Minister for Disability is still refusing to commit to fund...
Major parties vote against protection for Central Coast drinking water
Today the NSW Legislative Council voted down the Greens’ Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill 2019. Senator Mehreen Faruqi will join Abigail Boyd MLC on the Central Coast tomorrow to meet...
Inquiry into provisions of the Digital Restart Fund Bill 2019
An Upper House Committee will be conducting an inquiry into the provisions of the Digital Restart Fund Bill 2019. The Bill is designed to provide funding for digital and information and communications...
NSW Upper House passes motion opposing bus sell-off
The Liberals plan to sell-off the last publicly-owned bus services in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, Northern Beaches and North Shore has been strongly opposed today by the NSW parliament upper house, passing a...