NEWS
Attack on abortion rights will harm regional women the most
Healthcare advocates and medical professionals are urging politicians to vote against changes to abortion laws that would reduce abortion access.
Greens successfully undo failed council meeting rules
The NSW Legislative Council today voted in support of disallowing the model code of meeting practice for local councils in NSW. The code, introduced in August 2025, received a backlash from councillors and communities who say it restricts access and excludes participants from council meetings.
Three more NSW hospitals flailing under a public-private partnership, Inquiry hears
Staff at Bathurst, Orange and Bloomfield hospitals told an inquiry today about the failures of their profit-driven management model, including a staff member being repeatedly threatened with sexual assault by a patient and kept on the same ward by her supervisor until she quit, and medical and other inappropriately trained...
NSW Government ignores parliamentary order to release Sackar review
The Minns Labor government has failed to produce its highly anticipated review into criminal law hate speech protections for vulnerable communities, despite the Greens successful motion ordering its release in the NSW Legislative Council two weeks ago.
NSW Government will not act on laws that discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people
NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has today confirmed the Minns Labor government has no intention of changing laws that enable discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people in this term of the Parliament, despite the United Nations Human Rights Council calling on Australia to end laws that allow religious schools to legally discriminate against...
Uncertain future for land around Venues NSW stadiums
The NSW Government is keeping communities in the dark about plans for publicly-owned land around four major sporting stadiums.
No ‘Stage 2’ plan for Albury Hospital
NSW Health’s head of infrastructure has revealed there are no additional plans for Albury Hospital’s redevelopment beyond the current project scope.
LGBTQIA+ people in NSW need safety, as a minimum
Like so many of you, I am sickened by the news of surging gay hate crimes on the streets of Sydney in 2026.
NSW Government rejects Public Toilets Inquiry recommendations
The NSW Government has rejected 20 of the 22 recommendations from the Parliamentary Inquiry into Public Toilets, accepting only two recommendations in principle.
Speech on police brutality at Sydney Town Hall protest
Speech given by Dr Amanda Cohn in the NSW Legislative Council on 10th February: