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Greens MP arrested for taking part in a peaceful student protest about the bushfires and climate emergency

19 December, 2019 - Greens MP David Shoebridge will be defending the charge against him for participating in a peaceful climate emergency protest outside Kirrib...

NSW Government refuses to commit to secure long-term funding for vital disability advocacy services

19 December, 2019 - The Ageing & Disability Commissioner Report into the ongoing funding of vital independent disability advocacy services was handed down t...

25,000+ feral horses in Kosciuszko demands urgent intervention by the Premier: Greens

16 December, 2019 - A new aerial study revealing that feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park has reached a staggering 25,318 horses demands an urgent i...

Koala Inquiry to Hear Evidence That More Than 30% of North Coast Koala habitat Destroyed by Fires

9 December, 2019 - Ecologist Dailan Pugh will present evidence to a NSW Upper House Inquiry into Koala Populations that up to one third of koala habitat on the ...

Manufactured stone so dangerous that suppliers can’t get product liability insurance

7 December, 2019 - Manufactured stone is considered so dangerous the industry that sells it can’t get product liability insurance. This will leave people exp...

The Greens call on the Premier to remove shark nets immediately

4 December, 2019 - Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina and NSW Greens spokesperson for Marine and Fisheries is today calling on the NSW Government to remove shark ...

Logging while NSW burns

29 November, 2019 - Images have emerged which show continued logging operations in NSW native forests by Forestry Corporation contractors despite the widespread...

ICAC Committee calls on government to support independent funding for ICAC

22 November, 2019 - A report released by the NSW Parliament ICAC Committee calls on the government to investigate a new, independent funding model proposed by t...

No justice for David Dungay, 240 years of black deaths in custody continues

22 November, 2019 - The findings of the Coronial Inquest into the death of David Dungay has today recommended no charges or sanctions for the prison officers in...

Parliament Recognises Historic Native Title Decision

21 November, 2019 - A motion put forward by the Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP, recognising the Arakwal Bundjalung people as the Native Title holders of ar...

IPC correct to reject Star Casino overdevelopment

20 November, 2019 - Today the proposed Star casino town in Pyrmont has been rejected by the Independent Planning Commission. Greens planning spokesperson Jam...

The evidence is in; climate change is driving these catastrophic fires and the NSW government is in denial

11 November, 2019 - With catastrophic losses of lives, property and nature mounting, it is no longer possible to deny the reality of climate change and this mus...

Coroner’s findings proof that policing the war on drugs unwinnable and damaging

8 November, 2019 - Today’s Coroners Court findings make it clear the aggressive ongoing police war against young people and the music industry is damaging and u...

Greens MP Cate Faehrmann to introduce pill testing bill next week following Coroner's findings

8 November, 2019 - Greens MP and Drug Law Reform and Harm Reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has called on the Premier to commit to a pill testing trial over...

Local Schools Local Decisions fails with $1.3 billion unspent in school bank accounts

4 November, 2019 - Information obtained in Parliament by the Greens shows that public schools across NSW have $1.3 billion in unspent money. Averaged across the...