With a Bill before Parliament to appoint an Ageing & Disability Commissioner, Abigail successfully moved a number of amendments to strengthen their powers and resources in addition to fighting for long-term disability advocacy funding.

Today in Parliament, Abigail used her first Adjournment Speech to acknowledge the strength, dignity and resilience of those working in one of the world’s oldest professions - sex work - and to call for an end to the stigma faced by sex workers across the country.

Abigail used her first Private Members Statement to call for the toxic greyhound racing industry to be shut down, speaking loudly and clearly over interruptions from members of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

Today in Question Time, Abigail asked which of the 49 Safe State recommendations will the Government be adopting. The response? <Crickets>.

Given the pressing need to increase funding to frontline domestic and family violence services, why has the Government cut Wirringa Baiya’s funding? Abigail slammed the poor answer received in a subsequent Take Note Debate.

Newly elected Greens MP Abigail Boyd will sit on an urgent inquiry into the Government’s bill for a proposed Ageing and Disability Commissioner which was established as a Greens initiative. 

In her inaugural speech, Abigail spoke of her lived experiences, her journey to becoming a Greens MP and of the vision she has for a fairer, just world.

Concerned about the lack of action in addressing potential contamination at Eraring Power station, Abigail asked the government what steps they were taking to address this looming crisis.