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This area contains Media Releases from all NSW Greens members of parliament and other ad hoc Greens news, all compiled for your convenience and available via RSS feed. Older news can be found in the Archive section via the bottom of this page.

Firth's efficiency push kills Costa's privatisation rationale

22/06/2008

The Iemma government's own energy efficiency package has blown a gaping hole in Treasurer Michael Costa's pretext for electricity privatisation, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Rees keeps Southern Highlands aquifer pumping options alive

22/06/2008

NSW Water Utilities Minister Nathan Rees is misleading the people of the Southern Highlands and Western Sydney when he says the groundwater borefields pumping proposals are off the agenda, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma must pull the plug on power sell-off muddle

22/06/2008

The campaign to stop electricity privatisation in NSW came a step closer to victory this evening, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Urgent action needed to close gap in public & private school facilities

22/06/2008

The Rebuilding Public Schools report has delivered a day one challenge to Acting NSW Education Minister John Hatzistergos, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Attorney General muzzled by Costa

22/06/2008

Master of Vaudeville and leader of the Government in the NSW Upper House - Michael Costa, muzzled the Attorney General in question time today.

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5 billion reasons why NSW should follow SA and ban the plastic bag

22/06/2008

The only state in Australia that runs a cash-back for bottles and cans scheme has now acted to phase out single use plastic shopping bags beginning on the first of January, 2009.

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Release World Youth Day Agreement for scrutiny

22/06/2008

Greens MP Lee Rhiannon is calling for the release of the draft agreement between the NSW government and the Catholic Church, which set out responsibilities for the costs of World Youth Day, to allow the community to debate the merits of millions of dollars of taxpayers' money being spent on the event (page 1, Sydney Morning Herald).

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Govt blocks release of secret motorway plans for Sydney

22/06/2008

The government today blocked a move by Greens MP and roads spokesperson Lee Rhiannon to force the release of documents that spell out its major road plans for Sydney, including the M4 East, the F6 corridor, Port Botany, the widening of the M4 and its tolling regime and other new road projects across the Inner West.

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NSW donations inquiry report raises the bar for Premier Iemma

22/06/2008

Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has today congratulated members of the NSW parliamentary inquiry into political donations for their report and called on Premier Iemma to immediately endorse its recommendations and provide a timeframe for its implementation to help restore public confidence in the political process.

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New gun laws born after Labor love in with Shooters

22/06/2008

Greens MP Lee Rhiannon says weakened gun laws passed today suggest a deal between the Shooters and Labor parties to guarantee the Shooters' vote for the government's planning and electricity privatisation bills.

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Iemma fudges political donations reforms

22/06/2008

Greens MP and donations spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has criticised the Government’s long awaited political donations bill because Premier Iemma has fudged his commitment to introduce a tough disclosure regime for the September 2008 local government election.

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Roozendaal must create certainty for electric bikes

22/06/2008

Greens MP and transport spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal to show environmental leadership by introducing clear and generous guidelines to foster the growth of the electric bike industry, to meet the urgent need for more economical and affordable transport options in NSW.

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MPs behaving badly awarded with allowance boost

14/06/2008

Greens Upper House MP Lee Rhiannon has criticised the 2008 Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal determination on MPs’ entitlements as providing unwarranted increases for unaccountable allowances.

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Berowra waters marina development does not serve public interest

14/06/2008

Greens MP and ports and waterways spokesperson, Lee Rhiannon has questioned the state government over the proposed marina development at Berowra Waters, following a recent site inspection and meeting with local residents to hear community concerns over its future development.

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Hatz inherits Della's mess

14/06/2008

Acting NSW Education Minister John Hatzistergos will have to rapidly come up to speed in his new temporary portfolio and deal with two debacles created by his predecessor John Della Bosca, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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“Ugly Marina” Decision Shows Why Sartor’s Planning Bill Should be Rejected

14/06/2008

Greens Planning spokesperson, Sylvia Hale MLC, warned that the Land and Environment Court’s decision to reject a massive marina at Rose Bay could be the last of its kind if Planning Minister Frank Sartor’s proposed changes to planning laws are passed by the Upper House.

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Herons Creek power proposal derailed by power line upgrade

14/06/2008

NSW transmission system operator TransGrid's rebuilding of the Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie power line has destroyed any justification for building new diesel-fired peaking capacity at Herons Creek, near Kew on NSW's Mid North Coast, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Adjournment Speech: Separation of Church and State

14/06/2008

From public funding of faith-based schools and events like World Youth Day, to attempts by religious minorities to restrict the basic human rights of others who do not conform to their narrowly defined constraints, Australia, like the rest of the world, is now in the midst of a debate to determine appropriate limits on the interference of organised religion in the decisions of the State.

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Adjournment Speech: Tillegra Dam an expensive mistake

14/06/2008

In the lead-up to the 2007 State election Premier Morris Iemma interfered in the planning of the lower Hunter's water supply by announcing that a dam would be built at Tillegra. The proposed impoundment of the Williams River north of Dungog would create a storage larger than Sydney Harbour, with potentially disastrous consequences not only for farmers and the local community, but also for budgets of households in the lower Hunter.

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Public transport expansion key to IPART congestion charge plan

14/06/2008

Greens MP and transport spokesperson Lee Rhiannon today welcomed the IPART recommendation on congestion charges but stated that its successful implication depended on the expansion of public transport services.

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