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This area contains news stories and press 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.
Senate Privileges Committee finds evidence on Habib's rendition is "not acceptable."
16/05/2008
Greens Senator Kerry Nettle welcomed the Senate Privileges Committee finding relating to Mamdour Habib's rendition that was tabled in the Senate this afternoon.
Health Minister clueless on NSW Program of Appliances for Disabled People (PADP)
16/05/2008
A day after the Upper House passed a motion for the immediate injection of funding into the Program of Appliances for Disabled People – a scheme that provides people with disabilities essential equipment such as wheelchairs - the Health Minister has shown her office has no idea about the program.
Orange and Bathurst Hospital project managers handed $275m Wagga Wagga Hospital redevelopment
16/05/2008
Greens MP and health spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has today called on Health Minister Reba Meagher to explain how Capital Insight, the company responsible for the bungled redevelopments of Orange and Bathurst Base hospitals, was this week handed the $275 million contract to oversee the design and delivery of the redevelopment of Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.
Parliament fails to acknowledge Palestinian loss
15/05/2008
Greens Senator Kerry Nettle today described as 'a truly appalling double standard' the failure of the government and opposition to show fairness and respect to the people of Palestine by supporting a Greens motion recognising 60 years since 'Al Nakba'- the catastrophe.
Bad Day in Macquarie Street for the Planning System
15/05/2008
It was a bad day for the planning system in state parliament as Minister Sartor introduced new pro-developer laws into the Lower House at the same time as the major parties combined in the Upper House to bury a Greens Bill banning political donations from property developers.
Southwest Sydney Gambling Summit a model for statewide action
15/05/2008
Greens MP and gambling spokesperson Lee Rhiannon today congratulated organisers of this Friday's Southwest Sydney Gambling Summit, including local Greens co-ordinator Bill Cashman and Fairfield Councillor Thang Ngo, for highlighting the impact of problem gambling on their local community and working to find solutions.
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