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Green Issue: Editorial August 2018

4 September, 2018 - By the Green Issue Editors We must firstly apologize that the Green Issue due at the end of June did not appear. The Australian Greens ch...

Government must deal with maintenance backlog in our schools

4 September, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe - Speech in parliament: My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Education. The action I am seeking is for the government ...

Budget estimates revelation that Sydney dam levels set for record low inflows should prompt urgent Government action on water efficiency

3 September, 2018 - A revelation at Budget Estimates on Friday that water flows into the Sydney drinking water catchment are at a record low have bolstered the ...

Greens demand end to NSW Shark Net Program

3 September, 2018 - As the NSW Government started rolling out shark nets along beaches over the weekend, the Greens are calling for the program to be scrapped a...

Budget Estimates exposes no additional funding from Government for improving Richmond River health

31 August, 2018 - Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair has revealed at Budget Estimates today that there has been no additional funding allocated to impr...

Liberal’s WestConnex Sale Locks Sydney into Toll Road Monopoly Future

31 August, 2018 - Today’s announcement by the NSW Liberals that a 51% share of WestConnex has been sold to the Transurban consortium is the nail in the coffin f...

Shoalhaven River shouldn't be expected to make up for NSW Govt failure to address Sydney water efficiency

30 August, 2018 - The Greens have condemned the NSW Government for failing to improve Sydney's water efficiency, exposing the Shoalhaven to future water transfe...

Rate Capping is Dead - But Local Government Accountability Reform is Still Alive

30 August, 2018 - With a majority of State Parliament’s Upper House now committed to opposing rate capping for local councils, attention should now focus on imp...

NSW Govt fails on water efficiency exposing Sydney residents to risk of extreme water restrictions

30 August, 2018 - The Greens have condemned the NSW Government for failing to improve water efficiency, potentially exposing Sydney residents to future extreme ...