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Minns, Trial Drug Checking for Summer or More People Will Die

The Premier must step in and trial drug checking before summer if the Government wants to save lives, after news of the tragic deaths of two people in Sydney after taking what they were led to believe was cocaine, says Greens MP and drug law reform spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.

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Urgent investigation needed into Sydney’s drinking water

Greens MP and water spokesperson Cate Faehrmann says the NSW Government must urgently carry out a full independent investigation into Sydney’s drinking water after more revelations that cancer-linked forever chemicals have been detected in Sydney’s drinking water catchment.

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Massive win for Mudgee as Court Declares Bowdens Mine Approval VOID

Today’s decision by the NSW Court of Appeal to declare the approval for the controversial Bowdens lead and silver mine at Lue, near Mudgee, void, is a massive win for the local community that has been fighting to stop the mine for years, said  Greens MP and mining spokesperson Cate...

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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.

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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...

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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,...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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