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Cancelled music festival a call to arms to defend musos and creatives
Greens MP and music spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has called on Minister for Music John Graham to urgently explain the circumstances that have forced Sydney Festival headline music festival Summerground to be cancelled, and to scrap the event-killing User Pays Policing model.
Casino Control Amendment Bill 2023
Ms Cate Faehrmann: As The Greens' spokesperson for gambling harm reduction, I reluctantly support the Casino Control Amendment Bill 2023. However, at the Committee stage we will be moving a relatively minor but important amendment in relation to the jobs guarantee agreement. The genesis of the bill goes back quite a number...
Living Wonders Climate Cases
Last month, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed the Living Wonders cases, in which the Environment Council of Central Queensland brought two landmark climate cases arguing that the Federal environment Minister has interpreted the law in a way that is stopping her from scrutinising the climate harm of new coal...
Greens introduce Pill Testing Bill in NSW Upper House
Greens MP and spokesperson for drug harm reduction, Cate Faehrmann, has introduced legislation that would allow a trial of pill testing at music festivals and a fixed site across New South Wales in the Upper House today.
Pill Testing Trial Bill 2023 Second Read Speech
I’m very proud to introduce the Greens Pill Testing Trial Bill 2023 as the Greens drug law reform and harm reduction spokesperson.
Menindee Lakes and Floodplain Harvesting - Question Without Notice
Ms CATE FAEHRMANN: My question is directed to the Minister for Water. The Minister said that one of the actions she would take in response to the Chief Scientist's report into the fish kills in the Darling‑Baaka River would be: Considering Section 324 temporary water restrictions to restrict low priority licences...
ClubGRANTS Scheme Doing More Harm than Good and Should be Scrapped: Greens
The release of ClubGRANTS data has exposed the controversial scheme as little more than a cover that clubs hide behind when facing criticism of the negative impacts pokies cause local communities and is more proof the scheme should be scrapped, said Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and gambling harm reduction spokesperson.
Latest sniffer dogs data more proof the program must be scrapped
NSW Greens MP and drug law reform spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has renewed calls to scrap the expensive drug detection dog program after uncovering data showing a $46 million price tag over the last decade, with only one in four of the nearly 95,000 people searched being found with drugs on...
Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading Debate
I speak as The Greens' spokesperson for Fair Trading in support of the Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023. The bill amends the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 to provide for changes identified by a statutory review undertaken by the former Government. The consultation...
Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Read Debate
As The Greens spokesperson for building and fair trading, I support the Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2023. The bill amends the Home Building Act 1989, the Building Products (Safety) Act 2017, the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018, and the Design and Building Practitioners Act...