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Greens abortion access bill introduced to NSW Parliament
Greens MLC Dr Amanda Cohn has introduced a bill to address barriers to abortion care in NSW.
NSW Government Must Rule Out Involuntary Patients in Private Hospitals
The NSW Government must immediately rule out declaring private hospitals as mental health facilities for involuntary patients under the Mental Health Act.
NSW Abortion Law Review Backs Greens' Push for Reform
A state government review of abortion laws, conducted five years after decriminalisation, has made several recommendations that align with the Greens forthcoming legislation.
Mental health crisis: Greens urge investment in workforce instead of costly temporary fix
Friday 17 January 2025 The NSW Greens are calling on the government to invest in the state’s psychiatry workforce rather than costing the taxpayer a fortune and patients their mental health by opting to fill positions with locum staff.
NSW patients and GPs struggling amid rising costs, report finds
Dr. Amanda Cohn, Greens NSW Spokesperson for Health including Mental Health and a former country GP, has expressed serious concern in response to new data revealing a worsening crisis in GP accessibility in New South Wales.
Greens give notice of bill to increase abortion access
The Greens have this morning given notice of a bill for an Act to amend the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019 to increase access to abortion health care.
The compromised Equality Bill passes
Statement attributable to Dr Amanda Cohn, Greens NSW spokesperson for LGBTQIA+:
STATEMENT: Greens respond to gutting of Equality Bill
This week, the NSW Parliament is set to debate important legislative changes for LGBTQIA+ people after the Minns Labor Government and the Member for Sydney have agreed to cut a whopping 35 pages out of the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTQIA+) Bill 2023.
Liberals on council hypocrisy on show
The “Better Council” campaign launched in the Eastern Suburbs and Inner West, supposedly targeting councillors who are overly focused on foreign policy, has apparently missed that in Woollahra Council it has been the Liberals repeatedly forcing debate on the ongoing genocide.
NSW government responds to Mental Health Inquiry
The NSW government will fail to deliver meaningful change in response to the Parliamentary Inquiry into community and outpatient mental health care without significant additional funding.