Greens Bill to criminalise coercive control introduced to NSW Parliament
Today Greens NSW MP & Spokesperson for Domestic Violence & Abuse, Abigail Boyd, has introduced her Bill in the NSW Legislative Council to criminalise coercive control. The introduction of the Bill comes...
Greens slam sham consultation process for Northern Rivers rail trail proposal
Following revelations from the former Mayor of Tweed that there was zero community consultation in her shire, the Greens are calling on the Liberal-National Coalition and the NSW Labor party to agree...
Greens oppose Coalition’s doubly toxic plan to support uranium mining and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
With the NSW Coalition moving to support legislation by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party lifting the ban on a NSW nuclear industry, the Greens are committing to working inside and outside Parliament...
Greens Introduce Bill To Protect Sex Workers From Discrimination
Today Greens NSW Upper House MP Abigail Boyd will introduce a Bill to protect sex workers against discrimination by adding sex work as a protected class under the Anti-Discrimination Act.
Berejiklian Government chooses to prop up the gas industry at the expense of community and climate
The Greens have slammed the Liberals' decision to back Santos' Narrabri gas project today. The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has recommended the controversial project be approved "with strict conditions", and...
Inquiry recommends scrapping project to convert the Sydenham to Bankstown Line to metro
The Transport & Customer Service inquiry into the Conversion of the Sydenham to Bankstown Line has found that the Metro South West should terminate at Sydenham, and that the final business case...
Greens call on government to halt planning decisions during COVID-19
Today the Greens are calling for a moratorium on all planning decisions, including the approval of all gas and mining projects, until the government puts in place a comprehensive plan for community...
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...