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Guilty plea over water theft will do little to stop over extraction

27 November, 2018 - Greens NSW Water Spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham has welcomed a guilty plea to water theft charges by a big irrigator but warned that le...

WestConnex M4-M5 Tunneling depths a disaster for the Inner West

23 November, 2018 - According to the WestConnex M4-M5 Link map showing the proposed tunnel depths throughout the Inner West, many homes located above parts of t...

Laws that will see the return of forced adoptions pass parliament

22 November, 2018 - Tonight the NSW Liberals have voted to pass their cruel forced adoption bill into law in the final sitting day of this Parliament. The Gr...

Water mining inquiry a smokescreen

22 November, 2018 - Member for Ballina Tamara Smith MP says the proposal by the NSW government to hold an inquiry into water mining in the Northern Rivers regio...

Statement from Greens NSW Co-Convenors

13 November, 2018 - Greens NSW MP Jenny Leong and Greens Senator Dr Mehreen Faruqi made a joint statement on November 13, calling on Jeremy Buckingham MLC step ...

Greens welcome investment in NSW energy transmission infrastructure as opportunity for supporting new renewables

12 November, 2018 - A fortnight after the Greens released their plan for eight renewable energy zones and upgrades to transmission projects in NSW, the State Go...

75 Old Growth Trees at stake in test case

12 November, 2018 - Greens MP David Shoebridge has labelled the Land and Environment Court hearing for 62 Manor Road in Hornsby a 'test case' for whether the Co...

A new downstream weir for Wilcannia a positive step forward, but too long in coming

12 November, 2018 - Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham has welcomed the state and federal governments finally committing $30 million to build a new downstream weir for...

Greens welcome investment in NSW energy transmission infrastructure as opportunity for supporting new renewables

12 November, 2018 - A fortnight after the Greens released their plan for eight renewable energy zones and upgrades to transmission projects in NSW, the State Go...

Special Commission of Inquiry into Ice should have all options on the table

12 November, 2018 - Today's announcement of a Special Commission of Inquiry into Ice by NSW Premier Berejiklian is a welcome move that must have all options on ...

Report finds increased landclearing kills 10 million native animals in NSW every year

7 November, 2018 - A new report by WWF has found that about 87 millions native animals were killed by land clearing in the NSW between 1998 and 2015. The r...

Science is in: Approval of new coal mines such as Bylong risks dangerous pollution and climate change

6 November, 2018 - The NSW Government should update the terms of reference of the Independent Planning Commission to reflect the latest science and not allow th...

Serious reform of NSW property taxes needed to address housing affordability and sustainable public revenues

4 November, 2018 - "The Greens NSW have described stamp duty changes announced by the NSW Treasurer as fiddling around the edges and have called for serious tax...

Closure of Mona Vale Hospital services marks sad day for Northern Beaches Community

1 November, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and Health spokesperson, Dawn Walker MP has described the closure of Mona Vale Hospital’s emergency department and acute servic...