Commemorating National Survivors' Day

Today in Parliament, Abigail moved a motion recognising National Survivors' Day, honouring survivors of sexual assault and institutional abuse, advocating for systemic change, and calling on the NSW Government to collaborate with survivors to dismantle barriers to justice and recovery.

Abigail said:

I move:

(1) That this House notes that:

Tuesday 12 November 2024 was National Survivors’ Day, a day that recognises and commemorates the courage and journeys of survivors of sexual assault and systemic and institutional abuse, and empowers survivors through solidarity and the survivor-led fight for collective justice,
National Survivor Day also stands as a fierce signpost of the fight to improve prevention and response to sexual assault and institutional abuse, and calls on governments to take bolder action to address the root causes of abuse and fix systems failures that prevent survivors from seeking justice,
over one in five Australian women have experiences sexual violence since the age of 15, and one in four Australians experience sexual abuse as a child,
change cannot be achieved in isolation, and requires collective efforts to fight for a better, brighter future,
some of the ambassadors of this year’s National Survivor Day who have courageously shared their stories to empower other survivors include Harrison James, Cindy McDougall, Evie Clayton, Alison Quigley, Amanda Morgan and Nicole Meyer, and
National Survivors Day is organised annually by the In Good Faith Foundation (IGFF), a national charity and Redress Support Service working with and for institutional abuse survivors, their families, carers and communities for over 25 years.

(2) That this House calls on the NSW Government to commit to work with survivors and their supporters, representatives and advocates to dismantle the systemic drivers of sexual and institutional abuse that prevent survivors from seeking justice, recovering and healing.

Motion agreed to.

Read the transcript in Hansard here.

19 November 2024

A UNIVERSAL WELLBEING PAYMENT FOR NSW

No matter who you are or what you do, everyone has the right to share in the wellbeing of our country.

But at the moment the essentials so many of us need – a place to call home, food on the table, and everyday essentials like electricity, internet, medicine and water – are simply out of reach.

Instead of supporting us, our government is choosing to prop up huge corporations with massive subsidies, and to give away our collective wealth through record tax cuts for the wealthy. Meanwhile, the rest of us are left to live paycheck to paycheck or trapped in the dehumanising bureaucracy of our existing welfare system.

Now, in the midst of a pandemic, and following quickly on the heels of the bushfire crisis, more of us than ever before are experiencing what it’s like to lose our jobs, be without a home, or worry about where the food for our next meal will come from.

It’s time for us to choose to prioritise the wellbeing of everyone.

And that’s exactly what the Universal Wellbeing Payment will do.

It’s a regular payment made to each of us to ensure our minimum standard of wellbeing. No means testing, no bureaucracy, no strings attached.

It’s the amount you’re owed simply for being a participant in our society.

It means you are free to live your life and contribute to society as you see fit, whether you’re a carer, an artist, a student, a parent, an entrepreneur – you can get on with what you need to do, knowing that you will always be supported regardless of your income.

It means that we’re choosing to structure our economy for the benefit of all of us, not using our collective wealth to prop up the interests of big business and the wealthy few.

It means you will always have what you need to live a good life, no matter what.

The Universal Wellbeing Payment is for everyone. Help us make it happen.

For more information, head to universalwellbeingpayment.com.au

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