NEWS
Crisis in State of the Environment Report
The NSW Government has today tabled the 2024 State of the Environment Report, just under eight months after it was due to be released. The delayed report has confirmed that the natural systems in NSW that we all rely on are continuing to decline, and comes just one day after...
Minns’ gun lobby bill referred to inquiry
Premier Chris Minns’ sweetheart deal to support the Shooters Party’s plan to establish a Government funded propaganda arm of the gun lobby in NSW has been referred for a Parliamentary inquiry after the Legislative Council declined to rush the laws through. Greens MP and spokesperson for Agriculture and the Environment,...
Logging under martial law as Police invade public forests
More than 30 forest defenders have been escorted from Orara State Forest thismorning as the NSW Police move in to guard loggers from peaceful members of thecommunity who are determined to prevent more extinction logging. The latest show offorce from the NSW Police caused most community members to voluntarily leave...
More Forest Conflict as Community Stand Up to Forestry Corporation over Orara East State Forest
Logging machinery has entered Orara East State Forest, within the Minns Labor Government’s promised and long awaited Great Koala National Park. In a powerful act of protest, locals mobilised to protect the forest and its endangered wildlife from harm. The local community have committed to fight to protect Orara East...
Labor-Shooters Coalition set to hijack environment in deal with the devil
The Minns Labor Government is repeating mistakes made 22 years ago by giving into demands from the gun lobby. The NSW Parliament is set to vote on the establishment of a new Hunting Authority that will exclude any members from conservation organisations and will provide recreational shooters a “right to...
Youth Justice in the Regions: Time to Listen, Not Punish
An interim report into regional youth crime has confirmed that tough-on-crime rhetoric and sensationalist media coverage are harming regional communities, creating public anxiety, and worsening outcomes for young people. The report makes clear that the solutions lie in early intervention, community support, and connection to culture and purpose. Greens MP...
Hunger Strike at NSW Parliament: Peter’s Stand is a Call to Conscience
Pressure on the Minns Government to make good on their promise to create the Great Koala National Park is at an all time high. A letter signed by over 100 businesses calling on the Minns Government to establish the Koala Park was handed to the Premier last night in Parliament....
Labor trades science for gun lobby politics in feral animal bounty backflip
The Minns Labor Government’s decision to enter into a reckless deal with the Shooters Party to reintroduce private bounties for shooting invasive species will undermine environment management in NSW back decades and flies in the face of the scientific knowledge on managing invasive species. “This backflip by the Minns Labor...
NSW Labor Backs Santos Over Gomeroi – A Shameful Betrayal of Country and Culture
The Native Title Tribunal has handed down a decision that extinguishes the land rights of the Gomeroi People in order to allow multinational gas giant Santos to proceed with its coal seam gas project in the Pilliga Forest. The NSW Labor Government’s support for the project, despite strong and sustained...
100 Businesses Call for the Immediate Establishment of the Whole Great Koala National Park
Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson today has joined renowned conservationist, former Executive Director of the Wilderness Society, Alec Marr, along with business leaders Kevin Doye and Lindy Davis, to deliver an open letter from 100 businesses across the NSW Mid-North Coast calling for the immediate establishment...