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Opportunity to Reduce Overdose Deaths in NSW Denied as Pill Testing Bill Voted Down
People in NSW will be denied access to potentially life-saving drug-checking services at a time when NSW Health is warning of highly dangerous substances in circulation after the Greens Pill Testing Trial Bill was voted down by Government, Opposition, and a handful of crossbench members in the NSW Upper House...
River with 1800 times safe level of PFAS needs urgent testing
Greens MP and water and mining spokesperson Cate Faehrmann says the Government must urgently carry out testing of the Belubula River, make the results public and act to clean up the source, after extensive PFAS contamination has been discovered in the Belubula River near the Cadia Gold Mine.
Government must abandon shark nets after latest shocking data released: Greens
Greens MP and healthy oceans spokesperson Cate Faehrmann is calling on the Government to abandon the use of shark nets in NSW after today’s release of the report into the numbers of animals caught in nets over the last summer shows that more animals were caught than the previous summer,...
Drug Summit welcome but we can’t delay pill testing: Greens
News that Labor has finally announced the dates of its much-promised drug summit is welcome, however, key measures such as pill testing should not be delayed given an increase in dangerous substances being found in readily available illegal drugs, said Greens MP and drug law reform and harm reduction spokesperson...
Just 7.5% of people caught with drugs diverted to health services instead of court under failed new laws: Greens
New data obtained from NSW Police show that the Minns Government’s one area of drug policy reform has failed, with less than one in 10 people caught using or possessing a personal quantity of illegal drugs, being issued with a $400 fine instead of being charged, says Greens MP and...
Billions of dollars to be handed over to the Catholic Church with new Bill: Greens
The Catholic Church is set to earn billions of dollars from a bill before Parliament this week that will hand it control of a significant share of the Crown cemetery sector, and everything they’ve been lobbying both sides of politics for years, says Greens MP Cate Faehrmann.
We need a new approach when it comes to cocaine: Greens
With the use and supply of cocaine higher than ever before, and drug cartels richer than ever before, it’s time to admit the war on drugs has failed and that a new approach is needed, says NSW Greens MP and drug law reform and harm reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.
Missed Opportunity if Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 is Not Extended to Lidcombe Station: Greens
Greens MP and transport spokesperson Cate Faehrmann is calling on the Government to extend Stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail project an additional 3km from Carter St to Lidcombe Station to ease more congestion in Western Sydney.
Cadia’s Licence Should Not be Renewed After Latest Pollution Incident: Greens
Newmont’s Cadia Gold Mine should be stripped of its Environment Protection Licence after confirming today that its tailings dam has leaked contaminated water into groundwater, Greens MP and water and mining spokesperson Cate Faehrmann said today.
Renewed Hope for Broken Hill Rehab Centre After NSW Health Minister’s Commitment
In response to questions from Greens MP Cate Faehrmann during budget estimates today, NSW Health Minister Ryan Park agreed to meet with the local community who have been lobbying for years for a residential drug detoxification and rehabilitation facility in Broken Hill.