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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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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