"The Greens are fully backing the union's award claim, as well as campaigning for a 15 per cent pay rise for nurses to make the job more attractive for current and future staff."

"Voters should consider where they direct their preferences in the upper and lower house to give the Greens more power to negotiate."

Cr Cath Blakey, Greens candidate for Wollongong in the 2023 NSW state election.

Story by Kate Ilwain in the Illawarra Mercury, 9 March 2023.

Report by Olivia Blunden at WIN News, 10 March 2023.

"This is an absolutely critical issue because your health shouldn't depend on your postcode."

"I think the bigger question is what does it cost to not do this. We know that if people can't afford to see a GP they'll end up in the hospital emergency departments when they're sicker and they need hospital admission. It's actually more cost effective to fund that primary care up front and get people the care they need early. If you budget that out over the long term it's going to save the health system money."

Dr Amanda Cohn, Greens candidate for the NSW Upper House.

"In the first instance getting [a primary health care centre] into the southern part of the South Coast seat is absolutely essential, because what we have in the south is a very small hospital that's not fit for purpose. There's not even an MRI available to residents in the Milton-Ulladulla area."

Amanda Findley, Shoalhaven Mayor and Greens candidate for the seat of South Coast.

Story by Glenn Ellard at the South Coast Register, 10 February 2023.

"When you have the Liberals putting up stale man after stale man as their candidates and you have no vision coming from either Liberal or Labor ... people have had enough. We saw that during the federal election. We had a record vote for the Greens and we're expecting that same rejection of the two-party system in this state election."

"In Queensland we had people telling us we couldn't win lower house seats in the federal election. We knew we could because we knew our policies were resonating with our communities and we had good local candidates out there talking with voters, explaining not just our policies but what they are about as individuals with integrity. So we absolutely believe, if not this time, then we will win these seats eventually."

Abigail Boyd, NSW Greens MLC.

"In areas like Balmain and Newtown and Ballina, where we've had Greens MPs elected and re-elected, there's been fantastic social infrastructure put in for the community. At the moment in Shellharbour it's easier to find a pokie than it is a hospital bed, an affordable house or a seat on a train."

Jamie Dixon, Greens candidate for Shellharbour.

"I wanted to run because I wanted to have a platform where I could push the major parties for real change. I'm a renter, I understand the struggles of renting and the pressure that creates on people and households - and I didn't believe enough was being done."

Kit Docker, Greens candidate for Keira.

Story by Glen Humphries in the Illawarra Mercury, 23 January 2023.