Say no to amateur recreational hunting on public land
The Greens NSW have welcomed the announcement of a review of the governance of the Game Council and the suspension of hunting in national parks, calling on the government to take the next step and...
View ArticlePremier gives Shooters veto on Game Council Inquiry
Revelations today that the Shooters Party had a veto over the terms of reference of the review into the Game Council are proof positive that the Premier remains tied hand and foot to the pro-gun lobby...
View ArticleShooters and Hunters get big budget payoff
In a tight state budget that is seeing services and jobs squeezed, the pro-hunting Game Council NSW has been given a more than 60 per cent budget increase in the 2013-14 NSW government budget announced...
View ArticleState Budget and Game Council [Question Time]
This speech was delivered on 18 June 2013 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. STATE BUDGET AND GAME COUNCIL Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE: My question without notice is directed to...
View ArticleGovernment fails to legislate to protect National Parks from amateur hunters
The O’Farrell Government has failed to deliver on its promise to properly protect National Parks from unsupervised amateur hunting and has signalled it will continue to promote hunting with scarce tax...
View ArticleMEDIA Better coordination required on gun laws
Calls from David Leyonhjelm and others for US style gun laws in response to the Sydney siege must be rejected and instead a closer review of gun licensing and control must be undertaken. What is...
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