Greens Vote to Protect Vulnerable Members of Our Community Against Mandatory Disease Testing
Today Abigail, and colleague David Shoebridge, spoke against a Mandatory Disease Testing Bill, and voted against amendments which fail to protect vulnerable members of our community.
Carers Week 2020
Today, in recognition of Carers Week 2020, Abigail passed a motion recognising the unpaid work of the 2.65 million carers across Australia and the need to meaningfully support people in these roles....
Disability Advocacy Services Correspondence
Today Abigail successfully moved that all internal Government correspondence in relation to the funding of essential disability advocacy services be publicly released. This comes after months of refusing to commit long-term, secure...
Disability Advocacy Services Funding
After months and months of stalling, today Abigail asked again why the NSW Government had failed to commit to long-term, secure funding for independent disability advocacy services despite the recommendation from the...
Disability Advocacy Services Funding
Concerned about the continued lack of long-term, secure funding for vital independent Disability Advocacy Services despite calls for funding from the Ageing & Disability Commissioner, today Abigail successfully moved another motion calling...
NSW Government refuses to commit to secure long-term funding for vital disability advocacy services.
The Ageing & Disability Commissioner Report into the ongoing funding of vital independent disability advocacy services was handed down today. But the Minister for Disability is still refusing to commit to fund...
Accessibility of Sydney North West Metro
Abigail used Question Time today to ask why the Government was claiming that the Northwest Metro is fully accessible when the Council for Intellectual Disability has shown it is not.
NDIS
Alarmed at reports that families are being forced to relinquish care of children with a profound disability under the NDIS, Abigail demanded to know what the Government was doing to address the...
Motion Passed Calling for Disability Advocacy Funding
Last night the NSW Legislative Council passed a Greens motion calling on the NSW government to commit to secure long term funding for vital independent disability advocacy services.
Disability Advocacy Services Funding
Concerned about the lack of long-term, secure funding for vital independent Disability Advocacy Services, today Abigail successfully moved a motion calling for the Government to support these essential services.