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Department playing host to Confucius institutes “unwise and problematic” says government report

23 August, 2019 - After pressure from the NSW Upper House the Government has finally released a secret report on the controversial Confucius Classrooms in NSW s...

End Strip Searching. Decriminalise Drugs.

22 August, 2019 - It’s time for heavy-handed police tactics like strip-searching to be consigned to history and all drugs decriminalised for personal use, says ...

New Team at the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Landcare

22 August, 2019 - Landcare NSW welcomed new members to the Parliamentary Friends of Landcare (PFL) this week when the committee met for the first time at NSW Pa...

Emergency wait times for mental health patients dangerous

21 August, 2019 - Unacceptably long wait times for mental health patients in emergency departments is putting lives in danger, says Greens MP and mental health ...

Stop men having sex with women to stop abortion: Greens MP speaks to Reproductive Healthcare Reform Bill

21 August, 2019 - Greens MP and health spokesperson Cate Faehrmann today spoke in favour of decrimimalising abortion in the NSW Legislative Council, saying: ...

Greens call for review of Crown casino licence

1 August, 2019 - NSW Greens MPs have called on the government to review Crown's casino gaming licence in light of fresh allegations against the casino operator....

Greens welcome ICAC hearing into political donations

31 July, 2019 - NSW Greens corruption spokesperson Jamie Parker MP has welcomed the announcement of ICAC hearings which will examine serious allegations of subv...

NSW Government subsidises Tabcorp’s greyhound profits

24 July, 2019 - In June, the Berejiklian Government announced that it would be giving Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) an extra $10.4m “to improve animal welfare”. ...

Desperate Government stifling dissent with more anti-protest laws

22 July, 2019 - Today's threats from the Coalition Government against protesters are now the third time the Liberal National Government have sought to target pr...

Secret budget documents show Berejiklian’s election promise poses risk of injury and death

18 July, 2019 - The NSW Coalition’s last-minute privatized loan scheme to install solar cells and batteries on homes poses risks of injury and death because of ...

Govt must Step in after UN warns Warragamba Dam Wall Raising Risks World Heritage Status

5 July, 2019 - The Australian Government must urgently intervene to protect the Blue Mountains National Park, after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee warned t...

Inquiry into the regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes

4 July, 2019 - The NSW Upper House Public Accountability Committee has commenced an inquiry into the regulation of building standards, building quality and buil...

Time to stop persecuting party-goers, decriminalise drug use

2 July, 2019 - Greens MP and spokesperson for drug law reform & harm reduction, Cate Faehrmann, has today called out the NSW government’s failed drug laws a...

Bitter budget from the Liberals and Nationals

19 June, 2019 - Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP and Greens NSW Spokesperson for the North Coast says that whilst this budget delivers some of the bare bones...

Greens bring Psychedelics to NSW Parliament

19 June, 2019 - In the inaugural event of a series of Science in the House forums, Greens MP Cate Faehrmann hopes to spark a discussion about the potential bene...