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Koala Report Release must be a Gamechanger for More Habitat Protection or Koalas on Track for Extinction

30 June, 2020 - The Report from the NSW Upper House Inquiry into the State’s Koala Populations and their Habitat, released today after a year-long Inquiry, must...

Protect Koalas, Water, Sacred Sites, Farms. Cancel Shenhua Watermark.

30 June, 2020 - Shenhua’s failure to apply for a mining licence for the fourth time means that it’s time for the Minister for Resources John Barilaro to put the...

After Ditching Old Growth Remapping, Government Must Protect all Native Forests 

25 June, 2020 - The NSW Government has made the right choice to back away from its disastrous plan to remap old growth forests in order to open them up for logg...

Audit Office’s Damning Review into Sydney Water’s Poor Conservation Record Needs Urgent Inquiry

23 June, 2020 - A damning Audit Office’s report released today into Sydney Water’s performance in water conservation requires urgent intervention by the NSW Pre...

Protect More Land After Fires or Face Mass Extinction in NSW

22 June, 2020 - The NSW Environment Minister must act upon alarming new evidence by WWF that estimates that 90 percent of some native species were wiped out by ...

Berejiklian Government chooses to prop up the gas industry at the expense of community and climate

12 June, 2020 - Abigail Boyd, Greens NSW Spokesperson for Mining, Coal & CSG said: "The decision today is a slap in the face for the local communities wh...

Statement by Greens NSW Co-Convenors on behalf of The Greens NSW and its parliamentary representatives

10 June, 2020 - The Greens deplore and condemn child sexual abuse and exploitation, and again commit to believing and supporting victims and survivors. ...

Desal Plant delay means Government must fast track Water Recycling

9 June, 2020 - The government’s announcement that the desalination plant expansion at Kurnell is delayed should be used as an opportunity to urgently boost Sydn...

The way to stop protests is to tackle the injustice

7 June, 2020 - The NSW Police Minister David Elliot, having lost his attempts to stop yesterday’s protests in court and on the streets, is now looking to bring ...

Gladys: Tell Barilaro to Pull his Head in on Horses

4 June, 2020 - The Premier needs to tell the Member for Monaro and Deputy Premier John Barilaro to pull his head in and stop risking the World Heritage status o...

Greens NSW introduce Bill to end travel concessions discrimination

3 June, 2020 - Jenny Leong MP, Greens Member for Newtown and spokesperson for Multiculturalism today gave notice of a Private Member's Bill in the NSW Legislati...

Strip search class action shows need for law change

27 May, 2020 - The announcement today that Redfern Legal Centre and Slater and Gordon are joining together to bring a class action for unlawful police strip sea...

As the axe nears on Manyana forest, protectors continue action

25 May, 2020 - The community of Manyana have reported work commencing on the site today, with credible reports of numerous breaches of the proponent’s DA condit...

It’s not too late to fix the donations mess

25 May, 2020 - With the decision handed down in the Celeste Barber donations case  today it’s clear immediate law reform is needed to make the record $52 m...

Coalition Pork Barrelling - how a $250 million local government fund was lavished on Coalition electorates

19 May, 2020 - Analysis by the Greens of the $250 million "Stronger Communities Fund" shows the fund that was designed to help councils impacted by the Coalitio...