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Inquest finds death of First Nations man ‘preventable’ as Doctor is referred for investigation

20 August, 2024 - The findings from the Inquiry into the death of First Nations man Ricky “Dougie” Hampson Junior were released this week. Hampson died in 2021 ...

Court rules that restorative justice demands community participation in Forestry crimes

19 August, 2024 - The Bellingen Environment Centre (BEC) will be allowed to give advice to the Land and Environment Court of NSW during the sentence hearing of ...

NSW Police problems are stiffer than Gin

15 August, 2024 - This afternoon, Rod Roberts, former One Nation Party MP brought a Matter of Public Importance in the NSW Upper House of Parliament to launch a...

Threatened species left behind by funding reductions & mismanagement - NSW Auditor General

15 August, 2024 - The NSW Auditor General has today tabled a performance audit into the Government’s management of threatened species and ecological communities...

Greens slam NSW Labor’s broken promise to create an independent office for animal welfare

14 August, 2024 - Today the NSW Labor Government has confirmed their plans for an independent office of animal welfare — except that it will not be independent,...

Minister for Energy defies market operator and department advice to keep Eraring open

9 August, 2024 - New documents have revealed that the NSW Minister for Energy, Penny Sharpe, defied the advice of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AE...

Labor to block Greens’ Helium Balloon Release Ban, Ignoring Environmental Risks

8 August, 2024 - Despite overwhelming evidence of the harmful impact on marine life and birds, the NSW Labor Government has announced its opposition to the Gree...

Recycled soils crackdown 6 months overdue

8 August, 2024 - Reports that the contamination of landscaping products has not been resolved , despite the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) knowing about...

Damning out-of-home care report says nothing we didn’t already know

5 August, 2024 - Today’s damning report from the Advocate for Children and Young People is just the latest in decades of damning reports into the New South Wale...

New paper reveals unfit forest surveys killing wildlife and driving the extinction crisis

5 August, 2024 - Groundbreaking research published today by fourteen of Australia’s premier forest scientists has revealed the extent of the destruction of nati...

LECC report exposes inadequate police investigations almost buried Keneally’s lies

2 August, 2024 - The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has today published its final report into Operation Tambre , concerning the conduct of Constable ...

NSW Forestry Corporation fined $360 thousand for logging breaches

31 July, 2024 - The NSW Forestry Corporation has today been convicted and sentenced in the NSW Land and Environment Court for offences relating to native f...

Tamara Smith MP Visits Wollongbar Pods, Addresses Housing Crisis for Flood-Affected Families

30 July, 2024 - Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP, today visited residents of the Wollongbar temporary accommodation pods, following Ballina Shire Council's r...

No Positive Plan for Nature - NSW extinction crisis will continue under Labor

17 July, 2024 - The Government has finally released its long awaited and highly anticipated response to the Ken Henry Review - the five year statutory review in...