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Parliamentary report identifies alcohol as greater health threat than other drugs 19 Aug 2013 | 08:43 am
A NSW upper house committee report into drug and alcohol treatment has recognised alcohol as a greater health threat than other drugs, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye. Dr Kaye said: “While the r...
Greens call for gambling inquiry after police betting allegations 19 Aug 2013 | 05:53 am
The latest allegation of police officers running secret gambling accounts and associating with individuals passing inside information from jockeys to punters is graphic evidence of the corruption risk...
O’Farrell must help smokers by licensing tobacco outlets 15 Aug 2013 | 04:29 am
With one in four tobacco outlets flouting the rules, the NSW government must get tough on the industry and require licences for the sale of this dangerous product, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye...
O’Farrell government seeks to keep V8s at Homebush 13 Aug 2013 | 11:26 am
Major Events Minister George Souris has revealed to a NSW Budget Estimates committee that the O’Farrell government is seeking to keep V8 Supercars racing at Homebush against the wishes of local commun...
Households need energy efficiency help to confront power bill crisis 12 Aug 2013 | 06:55 am
As privatised electricity retailers callously cut off electricity to struggling households, the O’Farrell government has done nothing to help households become more energy efficient and reduce their p...
Cost of booze shows folly of O’Farrell government’s cosy relationship with alcohol lobby 6 Aug 2013 | 09:41 am
The NSW Auditor-General’s revelation that the total social costs of alcohol are almost $4 billion shows the price of the O’Farrell government pandering to the alcohol lobby, according to Greens NSW MP...
Alcohol industry denies bottle shop density link to domestic violence 4 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
Woolworths pushed ahead with a proposal to develop a new Dan Murphy’s in Moorebank despite overwhelming evidence that high concentrations of bottle shops result in increased domestic violence, accordi...
Pearce sacking exposes business as usual for NSW Inc. 1 Aug 2013 | 12:02 pm
The sacking of O’Farrell government minister Greg Pearce shows that the standard of politics remains low under the coalition, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye. Dr Kaye said, “The dismissal of min...
Without transparency O’Farrell set to continue Obeid and Macdonald corruption legacy 31 Jul 2013 | 06:59 am
Unless big mining and other developers are brought to heel NSW’s culture of corruption will be hardly dinted by today’s ICAC findings and any subsequent court actions, according to Greens NSW MP John...
IPART delivers O’Farrell’s whack to TAFE students 30 Jul 2013 | 08:16 am
Based on the O’Farrell government’s obsession with cutting spending on TAFE and subsidising low quality private providers, the independent pricing regulator has delivered a terrible blow to current an...
