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Greens' bold plan for protecting Central Coast's drinking water by placing National Park in path of controversial Wallarah 2 coal mine

17 October, 2018 - The Greens will introduce an amendment to the NSW Government's National Parks Bill in State Parliament today to declare the Jilliby State Con...

NSW Parliament backs Greens motion condemning the alt-right’s entry into Australian politics

17 October, 2018 - The NSW Parliament has backed a Greens motion rejecting outright the entry of alt-right political groups, and their race-baiting language int...

NSW Parliament set to vote on new Gardens of Stone conservation areas

17 October, 2018 - The NSW Parliament is set to vote today on new Gardens of Stone conservations areas, when the Greens introduce amendments to the Government’s...

NSW Coalition agreement with pokies clubs shows gambling vested interests in control in NSW

14 October, 2018 - The Greens NSW have slammed today's announcement that the NSW Coalition have signed a new pre-election agreement with Clubs NSW that will loc...

IPCC Report shows it's time to get real and drop magical thinking about 'clean' coal

12 October, 2018 - The IPCC special report released this week noted that solar and wind energy and electricity storage technologies had advanced "dramatically",...

Growing complaints about energy bills and lack of customer service strengthens Greens push for a public-owned energy retailer

11 October, 2018 - The recently released Energy and Water Ombudsman annual report reveals complaints about NSW's energy retailers have risen 12% over the past y...

Greens challenge Labor to lift ambition and end approval for new coal mines in NSW

10 October, 2018 - The Greens have challenged NSW Labor to heed the warning contained in the IPCC Special Report released yesterday and rule out the approval of...

Greens to move for extended inquiry into flooding of World Heritage Blue Mountains National Park

10 October, 2018 - The Greens will move to refer legislation to allow the flooding of the World Heritage Blue Mountains National Park to an extended parliamenta...

Gambling is racing industry's 'raison d'etre' - Berijiklian Government caves to racing industry again

9 October, 2018 - Documents obtained by The Greens show the NSW Government provided the racing industry with special exemptions from 'inducement to gamble' laws...

Heritage Council slams Opera House plan

9 October, 2018 - The state's highest heritage authority, the Heritage Council, has issued a sharply worded rebuke of the Premier's decision to use the Opera Ho...

Inquiry hears of massive toll of Westconnex on communities

9 October, 2018 - Greens NSW Transport Spokeswoman Cate Faehrmann has branded the troubled Westconnex toll road a textbook example of Government mismanagement, ...

IPCC special report means NSW must phase out coal within 10 years

8 October, 2018 - The IPCC's Special Report out today outlines a climate catastrophe of unprecedented scale and impact on our community and nature if global war...

Sydneysiders draw a line in the sand over Opera House bullying

8 October, 2018 - In response to the bullying and corporate exploitation of one of Australia's most significant and iconic public places, the Sydney Opera House...

Eraring Coal-fired Power Station's Expansion Plans a Recipe For Disaster

5 October, 2018 - The Greens have condemned EPA approval for Origin's Eraring coal-fired power station to expand an ash dam over a disused coal mine, despite ex...

NSW Planning Minister should give drought-affected farmers and communities an extension on submission for Vickery coal mine

5 October, 2018 - The Greens have condemned NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts for a lack of compassion and due process after the Northern Daily Leader repor...

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