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NSW Police Force and Night-Time Economy - Take Note
Ms CATE FAEHRMANN (15:00): I take note of that same response by the Minister. We have the same drug laws as Melbourne's, but you do not see that type of behaviour by the police in Melbourne in 2026.
NSW Police Force Conduct - Question Without Notice
Ms CATE FAEHRMANN (14:17): My question is directed to the Minister for Music and the Night‑time Economy. Late on Saturday 20 June about 12 uniformed police officers with a drug dog entered the Universal nightclub on Oxford Street.
Live Music and Night-Time Economy - Question Without Notice
My question is directed to the Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy. In its submission to the inquiry into the state of live music in New South Wales, the Australian Live Music Business Council said:
Imam Muhsin Hendricks - Motion
Ms CATE FAEHRMANN (10:06): I move: (1)That this House notes that: (a)Imam Muhsin Hendricks was killed in a premeditated attack on 15 February 2025 in Bethelsdorp, Gqeberha, South Africa;
New data proves Minns too close to gambling lobby to care about rising harm from pokies
Greens MP and gambling harm reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has accused Chris Minns of being so close to the gambling industry that he is blind to the growing social and economic costs of New South Wales’ pokies addiction, with the quarterly gambling data showing a record $2.37 billion lost in...
Club Grants Concessional Tax Rates - Question Without Notice
My question is directed to the Treasurer. If, in the upcoming budget, the Treasurer is going to continue to give clubs overly generous tax concessions for club grants and only tax mega‑rich clubs 26.55 per cent on all pokies profits over $5 million, what is the justification going to be...
Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Adjournment Speech
New South Wales has failed the Murray-Darling Basin. It has failed the communities of the basin, it has failed to protect the rivers, flood plains and wetlands of the basin, and it has failed the many species of birds, frogs, reptiles, turtles and fish that rely on healthy freshwater ecosystems...
Fair Trading Amendment (Fuelcheck) Bill 2026 - Second Reading Speech
As The Greens spokesperson for transport, I speak in support of the Fair Trading Amendment (FuelCheck) Bill 2026. This is a modest but important reform that will strengthen transparency in fuel pricing and availability at a time when households across New South Wales are under significant cost-of-living pressure.
Premier Minns throws live music under the bus
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ yesterday attack on a modest proposal to support small music festivals pits communities against each other in a divisive, dog-whistle statement that should alarm anyone who cares about live music in this state, says Greens MP and music and night-time economy spokesperson, Cate Faehrmann.
Water Management Amendment (Easements For Inundation) Bill - speech
I speak in support of the Water Management Amendment (Easements for Inundation) Bill 2025, as The Greens water portfolio holder. The bill was originally introduced to remove a clear policy barrier to restoring the health of rivers and flood plains across the Murray-Darling Basin. It was brought forward in the...