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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.
Road Transport Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis-Exemptions from Offences) Bill 2025
As The Greens spokesperson for drug law reform and harm reduction, I am proud to once again introduce a bill into this place that seeks to right an injustice in our road laws that makes criminals out of thousands of people in this State for doing nothing wrong. The Road...
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.
Gendered Violence and Gambling
Ms Cate Faehrmann: I move: (1) That this House notes that: (a) following the alleged murders of 26 women at the hands of men between January and April 2024, criminologist, Michael Salter, has named gambling as one of the clear accelerants of men's violence that needs policy reform; (b) 2023...
Wakeley Church Incident
Ms Cate Faehrmann: On behalf of The Greens I support the motion because we endorse the response of the paramedics and police on that night. It was a difficult night. But I put on the record the response of the Muslim community following this event. They have been concerned about the...
Better Regulation, Fair Trading and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
Ms Cate Faehrmann: I support the Better Regulation, Fair Trading and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. The Greens support modernising legislation. This moment of consensus in this Chamber tonight is an incredible thing. The bill updates references in Acts to things like lithographs and computer diskettes. That is very important. I am...
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.
Abdullah Ocalan - Notice of Motion
In 2024 Mr Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish people who has been imprisoned by the Turkish government for 26 years, was able to meet with MPs from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, after five years of no contact and stated that he is willing to contribute to...