Cate Faehrmann
Cate Faehrmann is an Australian politician and Member of the Legislative Council in New South Wales, representing the Greens party. She is known for her advocacy on environmental issues, including water safety and public health, and has called for increased transparency and accountability regarding PFAS contamination in drinking water.
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Greens MP Cate Faehrmann described the final report as 'politically palatable' for Premier Chris Minns.
Several recommendations removed from Chief Scientist’s report
Australia· 2026-02-19
Cate Faehrmann said the move was welcomed but maintained that her bill, introduced earlier this year, was in line with expert recommendations.
700 pubs and clubs to switch off machines between 4 and 10amAustralia· 2025-12-01Greens MP Cate Faehrmann said fines were inadequate and the hotels should be stripped of their poker machines and licences.
Billionaire’s pub among Sydney venues flouting lawsAustralia· 2025-11-06
Greens MP Cate Faehrmann raised questions in parliament last month about two recent museum hires.
Sydney's premier craft and design hub to shut doors after funding shortfallAustralia· 2025-10-30
Cate Faehrmann said the agency is in crisis when a culture of fear and silence ran so deep that half the workforce did not feel safe to speak up.
Almost half of staff afraid to speak up amid corruption scandalsAustralia· 2025-10-26
Greens MP Cate Faehrmann said her bill would be a simple way to reduce gambling harm.
Liberals push to axe shutdown exemptions amid Nationals oppositionAustralia· 2025-10-21Greens MP Cate Faehrmann says the blueberry industry is barely regulated.
Growing pains as industry under scrutinyAustralia· 2025-10-04
Cate Faehrmann, the NSW Greens upper house MP and mining spokeswoman who requested the documents, said they showed the companies were not taking the regulator seriously.
Companies blocked health authorities from contacting workers with high lead levelsAustralia· 2025-10-04
Chaired by Greens MP Cate Faehrmann, the 225-page report released on Thursday contained 16 findings and 32 recommendations.
Inquiry reveals ‘forever chemicals’ oversight in drinking water catchmentsAustralia· 2025-09-11
Cate Faehrmann, a Greens upper house MP and mining spokeswoman, criticized the EPA for delaying the children's blood report.
NSW Environment Protection Agency delayed critical children’s blood report for four yearsAustralia· 2025-09-05
Greens MP Cate Faehrmann said switching off poker machines for six hours every day was one of the simplest measures the government could take to reduce gambling harm.
RSLs, clubs exploit hardship exemptions to bypass shutdown lawsAustralia· 2025-08-31
NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann said the drug diversion laws had been an 'abject failure'.
NSW drug diversion scheme differs wildly across postcodes and drugsAustralia· 2025-08-09
Greens upper house MP Cate Faehrmann criticized the lack of action on lowering the blood lead level threshold.
Blood lead levels in Broken Hill higher for Indigenous children: new dataAustralia· 2025-08-02
Cate Faehrmann is a Greens MP who obtained data after NSW Police rejected requests under freedom-of-information laws.
New data shows 87% of NSW Police strip-searches find no drugs, report revealsAustralia· 2025-07-27
Greens transport spokeswoman Cate Faehrmann criticized the government for spending millions on motorway costs while neglecting public transport services.
M12 motorway construction to Western Sydney Airport hits financial bumpsAustralia· 2025-04-15Cate Faehrmann is the inquiry chair who wrote in the report about the issues with e-mobility devices.
Lower speed limits, allow bikes on footpaths in Sydney, report recommendsAustralia· 2025-02-13Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann called for papers regarding the WSAA's emails.
Woman stalked by ill health has raised levels in bloodAustralia· 2025-02-09
