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NSW should follow New Zealand's lead and Ban the Bag

10 August, 2018 - The Greens NSW have welcomed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement that New Zealand will phase-out single-use plastic shopping bags ove...

Council pans proposal to build senior housing on the Woy Woy Bowling Club

9 August, 2018 - A highly contentious proposal to build seniors housing on flood prone land at Woy Woy has been brutally rebuffed in a report by Central Coast C...

Greens' plan kick-starts banning the bag and rapid, ambitious phase out of plastic in NSW

6 August, 2018 - NSW Greens MLC Justin Field will introduce ambitious laws aimed at reducing plastic pollution, including phasing out all single-use plastic in ...

Media regulator asked to investigate fascist on Sky

6 August, 2018 - The Greens have submitted a complaint to the media regulator (Australian Communications and Media Authority) asking for an urgent investigation...

New data confirms shark nets should be hauled up for good in NSW: Greens

6 August, 2018 - The NSW Greens have called for shark nets to be hauled up for good from NSW beaches following the release of government data on the metropolita...

A statement from the Co-Convenors

3 August, 2018 - Last night we watched a program on the ABC’s 7:30 about the Greens and sexual assault. We were shocked and concerned with what was shown and to...

Greens expose Santos’ multimillion dollar CSG royalty loophole

1 August, 2018 - The Greens NSW Water spokesman Jeremy Buckingham today accused the NSW Government of creating a loophole which has allowed Santos to avoid payi...

$500,000 in taxpayer funding of Greyhound Race An Absolute Disgrace

31 July, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has reacted to news that the NSW Government will half fund a new $1 milli...

Coroner finds deadly gaps in police mental health response

30 July, 2018 - The coronial findings released today into the police killing of young woman Courtney Topic while in severe mental distress have exposed a police...

New figures shows woeful results for drug dog program

30 July, 2018 - Data obtained by the Greens shows the continued failure of the drug dog program with false positive outstripping 'successful' searches. Remarkab...

Greens celebrate big win for western Sydney as waste incinerator finally refused

19 July, 2018 - NSW Greens energy spokesman Jeremy Buckingham today said the decision by the Independent Planning Commission to refuse the proposed western Sydn...

Greens Call on NSW Premier to Follow Queensland and Decriminalise Abortion

16 July, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and Spokesperson for the Status of Women, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has reacted to today’s news that the Queensland Government will i...

Pokies profits set to soar in NSW showing Government failure to address community harm

13 July, 2018 - The NSW Greens have described recent changes to NSW poker machine laws as a total failure as new figures show clubs and hotels in the state are ...