MEDIA RELEASES
Govt Puts Gambling Industry First by forgoing $1 Billion in gambling tax revenue
The state budget handed down today is yet more proof that the Minns Government cares more about the interests of the gambling industry than it does the people of NSW, says Greens MP and gambling harm reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.
Auditor-General Report confirms Government is failing to reduce poker machine harm
A Performance Audit by the NSW Auditor-General released today into the Regulation of Gaming Machines exposes the Minns Government’s ongoing failure to effectively regulate poker machines in order to reduce the substantial harm they cause, says NSW Greens MP and gambling harm reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.
Minns must stop dragging his feet on Warragamba flood mitigation measures
As Hawkesbury residents brace themselves for the threat of yet another flood, Greens MP and water spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has renewed calls for the NSW Government to act on recommendations to use Warragamba Dam as a flood mitigation tool.
Minns fare-free day gift for commuter chaos woeful - make it a week
The move by the Premier to compensate for the rail chaos which has disrupted Sydneysiders lives for the last two days by offering a fare free day on Monday is woeful and totally inadequate given how much it’s impacted people, said Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and transport spokesperson.
Legalising e-scooters welcome but don’t put shared e-bike schemes into the too hard basket
Greens MP and chair of the inquiry into the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and related mobility options, Cate Faehrmann, has welcomed the Government’s response to the inquiry’s recommendations but has urged against any further delay in regulating shared e-bike schemes, particularly in relation to dedicated parking infrastructure.
No Excuse for Minns to Not Act on Politically Palatable Drug Summit Report Recommendations
The Minns Government must act within this term of Government on all the recommendations from the Drug Summit Report, given that they don’t go as far as many summit attendees were calling for, says Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and drug law reform and harm reduction spokesperson.
Centennial Coal’s Plan to Dump Millions of Litres of Toxic Water in Sydney’s Drinking Water Catchment Must Be Rejected
Centennial Coal’s latest bid to dump an additional 42 million litres of toxic wastewater daily into Sydney’s drinking water catchment is a reckless attack on the health of millions of Sydneysiders and a disaster for the environment, says Greens MP and mining spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.