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Minns Labor Government refuses to rule out fracking for gas in Great Artesian Basin

6 May, 2026 - Minns Labor Government refuses to rule out fracking for gas in Great Artesian Basin NSW Minister for Resources Courtney Houssos has refused to ...

Experts warn the abolition of character at sentencing poses significant risk for domestic violence victims and vulnerable people

5 May, 2026 - Domestic Violence NSW, the Aboriginal Legal Service, Legal Aid NSW and other experts have warned that a proposed total abolition of character at s...

Premier throws community and environment under red tape bus

4 May, 2026 - NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns has announced in a media conference this morning that he wants environmental reviews and community consultation to b...

Minns doubles down on speech ban while waiting for Queensland challenge

1 May, 2026 - Minns doubles down on speech ban while waiting for Queensland challenge The Premier has told 2GB’s Ben Fordham today that he will not progress ...

Passive chemical exposure, human health at threat through Central West townships

1 May, 2026 - Passive chemical exposure, human health at threat through Central West townships Evidence of passive chemical exposure from agricultural poison...

The Member for Ballina Adjunct Professor Tamara Smith MP today announced that she will not be contesting the 2027 State election. Ms Smith was the first Greens MP to win a regional seat in the NSW Legislative Assembly.

1 May, 2026 - The Member for Ballina Adjunct Professor Tamara Smith MP today announced that she will not be contesting the 2027 State election. Ms Smith was the...

Premier Minns rejects Supreme Court finding and doubles down on protest

20 April, 2026 - Labor Premier Chris Minns has taken the extraordinary step of rebuking the Supreme Court’s finding that social cohesion is not a legitimat...

Court strikes down Minns Labor Government’s unconstitutional anti-protest laws which caused police violence at Town Hall Sydney

16 April, 2026 - The Court of Appeal has struck down Labor Premier Chris Minns’ post-Bondi anti-protest laws which enabled the NSW Police to extend protest rest...

$50,000 boost for local sports groups in Ballina Electorate

10 April, 2026 - Tamara Smith MP, Member for Ballina has announced that she has been able to facilitate $50,000 in funding to local sporting clubs through the 2...

Prisons no longer able to surveil conversations between incarcerated people and lawyers

2 April, 2026 - NSW will no longer have the power to surveil conversations between incarcerated people and legal practitioners, after a disallowance motion move...

Minns Labor attacks Aboriginal land claims by stealth through Crown lands bill

26 March, 2026 - Minns Labor attacks Aboriginal land claims by stealth through Crown lands bill The Minns Labor Government has introduced the Crown Land Manage...

Tamara Smith MP welcomes Belongil Beach works and calls for further coastal restoration funding

19 March, 2026 - Member for Ballina Tamara Smith has welcomed the completion of emergency repair works to the Belongil Beach vehicle access ramp with a $50,000 ...

Forestry Corporation slammed with $450,000 fine for unlawfully logging in Wild Cattle Creek

18 March, 2026 - The NSW Land and Environment Court has imposed a $450,000 penalty on the Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) after it was found to have unlawfu...

NSW Parliament to hold inquiry into Greens Human Rights Bill

18 March, 2026 - The Greens welcome the unanimous support from the NSW Parliament to establish an Inquiry into the Greens Bill for a NSW Human Rights Act. The H...

NSW Government will not act on laws that discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people

11 March, 2026 - NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has today confirmed the Minns Labor government has no intention of changing laws that enable discrimination ...

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