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MEDIA RELEASE: icare caught out again in workers compensation underpayment scandal

9 October 2025 Following an August directive from the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) to review payments relating to Workers Compensation Commission (WCC) or Personal Injury Commission (PIC) decisions from October 2012 onwards, icare has identified about 9,400 workers’ compensation claims that may have been underpaid because inflation adjustments were not included.

Every home should be a safe home

Today in Parliament, Abigail spoke in support of the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Domestic Violence Reform) Bill 2025, which strengthens protections for tenants who are victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, introducing clearer definitions, expanded competent persons, and improved processes for bond recovery, property damage, and emergency lock changes.

A voice for victim-survivors

Today in Parliament, Abigail passed 8 Greens amendments to the Victims Rights and Victims of Crime Commissioner Bill 2025, which will strengthen the new Commissioner’s role and functions, ensure the government responds to recommendations made by the Commissioner, and ensure the new victims advisory committee will have a representative who is a person with disability and a representative with expertise of domestic and family violence.

Harm in the Name of Safety: NSW must reform policing of domestic and family violence

Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion in Parliament commending the publication of “Harm in the Name of Safety” a damning research report surveying frontline family violence workers in Victoria about their observations and concerns on how police respond to family violence.

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