NEWS
SPEECH: Infection control is not rocket science
“The Robodebt of medicine” is what Perth-based anaesthetist Dr Andrew Miller and chair of OzSAGE has called our current approach to transmission of airborne infections including COVID.
Greens secure crucial amends to federal vaping reform legislation
The federal government’s vaping reform legislation will pass the Senate after the Greens secured crucial amendments to reduce the harms of vaping through sensible regulation.
PARLIAMENT: World Blood Donor Day
My motion about the importance of blood donations following World Blood Donor Day has just passed the NSW Parliament! Read the text of that motion below.
2024 NSW State Budget barely a start to addressing healthcare crisis
The NSW government in handing down its budget today has acknowledged the scale of the work to be done to rebuild our public healthcare system. The Budget includes a number of measures that are a step in the right direction, but not with the scale or urgency that is needed...
Greens celebrate government moving temporary medical staff recruitment in-house
After more than a year of campaigning by the Greens, the NSW government has announced it will set up an internal medical locum agency to manage the recruitment of locum medical staff.
Premier's apology welcome but must come with action
Statement attributable to Dr Amanda Cohn, Greens spokesperson for LGBTQIA+:
Greens-led mental health inquiry hands down final report
Add your support by writing to the Minister for Mental Health to implement all of the report's recommendations!
Mental health gap analysis reveals massive shortages
The NSW Government’s gap analysis of community mental health services has revealed a gaping workforce shortage and lack of accessible services, particularly for First Nations people.
Government demerge bill fails local communities
The NSW Labor Government’s demerger legislation fails local communities across NSW who have campaigned for years to restore local democracy.
STATEMENT: Cumberland Council bans same-sex parents books in libraries
Banning books depicting same-sex relationships in public libraries is sending a message that LGBTQIA+ families are not welcome in their local community because of who they are.