Today Greens NSW MP & Spokesperson for Domestic Violence & Abuse, Abigail Boyd, has introduced her Bill in the NSW Legislative Council to criminalise coercive control. The introduction of the Bill comes after over a year of research and consultation with stakeholders in the sector, leading academics and front-line workers.

Today Abigail spoke, on behalf of her Greens colleague Cate Faehrmann, in support of the Bill that will legislate further protection for wildlife in our national parks. 

Today Abigail moved her motion that would replace the Lord's Prayer being recited at the beginning of each parliamentary day with a moment of silence for contemplation. As a country that has a clear distinction between church and state, and a diverse and multicultural community, the prayer has no place as part of this institution. 

With news surfacing that the NSW Government is considering privatising Sydney Trains, today Abigail rose to demand that the government honour it's pre-election promise to not sell-off public rail infrastructure.

Today, after decades of campaigning by domestic violence services and frontline workers, Abigail secured a number of amendments that would ensure victim-survivors of domestic abuse were protected from being directly cross-examined by their abusers. She also secured a number of other amendments that will allow the court to move proceedings in-camera to support the wellbeing of the victim-survivor seeking justice.

After the death of another racehorse in the 2020 Melbourne Cup, Abigail stood to strongly oppose commercial horseracing in Australia and the need to end the toxic gambling industry now associated with it.

Today Abigail spoke of the need for a proportionally elected system of government and the collaborative and more consensus driven nature that these systems bring to democracy.

Today Abigail successfully negotiated a series of amendments to the Retirement Villages amendment Bill 2020 that will strengthen the Bill and ensure greater financial support for those transitioning from retirement villages to aged care facilities. 

Today Abigail was pleased to be appointed to the joint select committee on coercive control. This comes after over a year of research and consultation in this space with leading academics and front-line workers.

Today Abigail successfully negotiated an amendment to the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 that will see a loophole that currently allows drivers of company cars to avoid detection for speeding or other reckless driving offences.

Today Abigail stood to speak in support of a motion recognising the need to enforce penalties for animal abuse in NSW.

Today Abigail stood briefly to speak in support of the need into an inquiry into the provision of registered nurses in aged care facilities.

After hearing the news that the NSW Government wants to retire the iconic Freshwater-class Manly Ferries only to replace them with smaller, less capable ships, Abigail stood to ask that the Government retain the existing Freshwater-class ferries.

Today Abigail blasted the NSW Government for continuing to hide Greyhound Racing NSW's licence even though an upcoming parliamentary inquiry has been tasked with investigating the appropriateness of the operating licence. 

Today Abigail stood in solidarity with the huge grassroots campaign to save the Northern Rivers railway corridor from being ripped up. She spoke against the Bill that would rip up the tracks and spoke of the dire need for world-class public transport in rural and regional NSW.