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Greens call for urgent Royal Commission into planning in NSW

24 February, 2019 - The Greens NSW have today called for a wide ranging Royal Commission into the planning system to deal with the sickness affecting planning i...

Premier’s Festival ‘Hit List’ should be used to trial pill testing - Greens

23 February, 2019 - The release of a list of 14 festivals which the NSW Premier has deemed as ‘high risk’ and subject to new festival licensing rules should be ...

Families in limbo: Minister fails to release Inner City High School catchment review

20 February, 2019 - Families living around Redfern and Darlington have been left in limbo, after the Education Minister announced a review of the catchment for ...

Greens call for NSW to put a price on carbon to reach net zero emissions by 2040

19 February, 2019 - The Greens NSW have today announced a policy to introduce a state-based price on carbon to reach net zero emissions by 2040, saying tha...

Greens MP calls for halt to over-development in Byron Shire

18 February, 2019 - Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith is calling for a 12-24 month halt on all new planning proposals for major developments as well as a p...

PowerNSW: Greens announce ambitious statewide energy plan to rewire the future

18 February, 2019 - The Greens have announced their ambitious plan for a publicly-owned 100% renewable energy supplier and retailer, PowerNSW, and the creation ...

Greens MP fined at logging protest protecting koalas

13 February, 2019 - Greens NSW MP, Dawn Walker has been fined for protesting a logging operation that has been caught-out destroying koala habitat in Gibberagee...

NSW Liberals Talk Big But Deliver Nothing on Homelessness

13 February, 2019 - Greens NSW Housing and Homelessness spokesperson Jenny Leong MP, Member for Newtown has responded to the Liberal's homelessness announcement...

NSW Greens launch plan for 1 million households to have solar in four years

12 February, 2019 -  The NSW Greens have today launched a $1.25 billion comprehensive plan to ensure at least one million extra households in NSW can eithe...

Sacgasco PEP 11 decision shows community campaign working

12 February, 2019 - The Greens have credited the community campaign against an offshore gas proposal off the Coast of Newcastle, the Central Coast and Sydney fo...

There is still time to abandon disastrous music festival licensing rules: Greens

12 February, 2019 - The Greens are calling on NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to abandon her disastrous new licensing regime for music festivals set to be introd...

Breakthrough judgment on Rocky Hill: courts recognize climate change, when will Parliament?

8 February, 2019 - The Land and Environment Court has today handed down its decision on the Rocky Hill Coal Mine. This landmark decision is the first time we se...

Planning law has power to destroy our community

7 February, 2019 - Greens call for immediate moratorium on manor houses. Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith MP is calling for an immediate moratorium on ...

We’ll see you in court: local community starts court challenge to stadium demolition

4 February, 2019 - Local community group Local Democracy Matters have issued a legal challenge to the State Government regarding the approval for the controvers...

Member for Ballina Tamara Smith calls for compulsory acquisition of West Byron site

1 February, 2019 - State Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP has called on the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Environment and Heritage to compulsori...