Regional and rural NSW is home to incredible landscapes and communities. But people living outside of our state’s major cities continue to face major inequities in accessing essential health care.  People in the regions are often out of pocket hundreds or even thousands of dollars in travel costs to access...

People experiencing mental health emergencies need care, not law enforcement. But in a mental health emergency, what you receive is drastically different depending on where you live. In New South Wales, the police continue to take primary responsibility in responding to mental health emergencies. In 2022 the New South Wales police...

New legislation has passed through NSW Parliament which will put more onus on producers of hazardous items to clean up their mess, rather than councils, communities and taxpayers. The Product Lifecycle Responsibility Bill 2025 allows for requirements across the entire life cycle of a product, including the development, design, creation,...

In the fallout of the resignation of two‑thirds of staff specialist psychiatrists at NSW Health, the Government is not only moving public psychiatric patients into private hospitals but also actively considering whether involuntary patients—those detained under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW)—can also be admitted to private hospitals. If someone...

Some people might not spend much time thinking about public toilets. But for those it does affect, it’s clear how much better they could be. Something as simple as getting public toilets right can make or break whether a significant number of people are able to fully participate in community...