Greens celebrate community win at Bylong
The NSW Independent Planning Commission has rejected the development of the a massive coal mine in Bylong valley near Mudgee because of significant concerns about environmental impacts, including on climate change, and...
Deputy Premier won’t step in to protect Central Coast drinking water from mining contamination
This morning in budget estimates Greens NSW upper house MP and spokesperson for Mining and the Central Coast, Abigail Boyd, demanded answers from NSW Deputy Premier, and Minister for Regional NSW, Industry...
Inquiry into the Sydenham-Bankstown Line Conversion
A NSW Upper House committee has commenced an inquiry into the planned conversion of the Sydenham-Bankstown Line from heavy rail to metro. The inquiry, chaired by Greens MP Abigail Boyd, will examine...
NSW government wants to jail people blowing the whistle on animal cruelty
The Coalition government wants to jail people for blowing the whistle on animal cruelty. These aggressive laws threaten three years imprisonment for entering factory farms and showing the world the reality of...
Inquiry Established into Sydenham-Bankstown Rail Line Conversion
Today the Transport and Customer Service Committee of the NSW Legislative Council agreed to begin an inquiry into the Government’s proposal to convert the Sydenham-Bankstown heavy rail line to a metro line.The...
Motion Passed Calling for Disability Advocacy Funding
Last night the NSW Legislative Council passed a Greens motion calling on the NSW government to commit to secure long term funding for vital independent disability advocacy services.
NSW Government Subsidises Tabcorp’s Greyhound Profits
In June, the Berejiklian Government announced that it would be giving Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) an extra $10.4m ‘to improve animal welfare’. The very same week, Greyhound Racing NSW announced it could...
Desperate Government Stifling Dissent with more Anti-Protest Laws
Today’s threats from the Coalition Government against protesters are now the third time the Liberal National Government have sought to target protesters, in an increasingly desperate attempt to avoid scrutiny and to...
Contracts reveal NSW public ripped off by Liberals’ energy privatisation
Documents released following a Greens motion in the NSW Upper House have revealed the 2015 sale of Vales Point power station leaves NSW exposed to potentially billions of dollars in liabilities. Gladys...
Vales Point Power Station Rehabilitation Costs
Liberals privatisation of energy assets leaves NSW responsible for billions in rehabilitation costs.