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“This Industry is Wrecking Everything Locals Love”: Faehrmann Calls for Urgent Regulation of Blueberry Farms on the Mid North Coast
Greens MP Cate Faehrmann has delivered a scathing speech in the NSW Upper House, calling for urgent intervention by the Minns Government to regulate the intensive blueberry industry across the Mid North Coast, after recently visiting the area and meeting with distressed residents in the Nambucca Valley and surrounding regions.
Minns must act on drug law reform after damning strip search data shows extent of misuse of police powers
The Greens are renewing calls to end the use of drug detection dogs and routine strip searches in NSW following the release of a report today revealing more than 80,000 people were strip searched over a decade from 2014-2023, with drugs being found in just 13.5% of those searched.
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.