NEWS
Submissions open for Indoor Air Quality Inquiry
NSW Parliament has launched an inquiry into indoor air quality, looking at its impact on our health, productivity, work health and safety, and equity of access to public spaces.
Voluntary Assisted Dying rights protected
Older Australians will retain the right to access end-of-life healthcare in their homes, regardless of where they live, following a conscience vote in NSW Parliament last night. Labor, Liberal and National party members were granted a conscience vote and were divided on the issue, but the amendments were ultimately rejected...
The towns people would be forced to leave in their final days
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025, introduced by Liberal MLC Susan Carter proposes that faith-based aged care facilities could decline to facilitate access to voluntary assisted dying, instead taking reasonable steps to transfer the person.
NSW Public Toilets Inquiry recommends sweeping reforms
On Thursday 16 October, the NSW Upper House Inquiry into Public Toilets, initiated and chaired by Greens MLC Dr Amanda Cohn, tabled a groundbreaking report calling for a new legislative framework to oversee the provision of public toilets across the state.
Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre transition a good idea off to a catastrophic start
NSW Greens Health spokesperson and former Albury GP Dr Amanda Cohn has voiced significant concerns for staff and patient wellbeing as key stakeholders found out about the transition of the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre (AWRCC) into public hands without any consultation or transition plan.
St Vincent’s long COVID clinic closure ‘will hang patients out to dry’
The decision by St Vincent’s Hospital to close down the state’s first dedicated long COVID clinic is shortsighted and will harm patients, says NSW Greens Health spokesperson and former GP Dr Amanda Cohn.
Waste incineration inquiry opportunity to chuck it in the bin
The Greens have successfully expanded the scope of an inquiry into waste-to-energy incinerators to include proposals across NSW, as well as examining alternatives to reduce or manage residual waste produced by Greater Sydney.
Where's the business case? Still no justification for unsatisfactory Albury Hospital redevelopment
Further tranche of documents relating to the Albury Hospital redevelopment have been released as a result of a successful Parliamentary order for papers by Albury-based Greens MLC Dr Amanda Cohn on the 26th of June.
NSW Labor budget missed opportunity to fix broken health system
Across the state, it is getting harder and harder for people to access the health care they need. This budget is a missed opportunity to address the systemic issues in the public health system.
Surgery re-categorisation not just an issue at Orange Hospital
Media reports have brought to light damning allegations about the downgrading of urgency of cancer patients and the delaying of their surgery at Orange Hospital.