One in two migrant women on temporary visas experience workplace sexual harassment
Today Abigail gave notice of a motion highlighting concerning new research from Unions NSW that found a shocking one in two migrant women on temporary visas experience workplace sexual harassment.
Commending Our Watch’s award-winning campaign: The Line
Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion celebrating Our Watch’s primary prevention campaign, "The Line," for promoting healthy, respectful relationships among young people, and urging the NSW Government to support sustainable, expert-led...
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...
Labor's rental reforms fall short in properly ensuring pet-friendly rentals
Abigail called out the major shortcomings in the Labor Government's rental reform bill in relation to making it easier for renters to keep pets. Under Labor's bill which has now passed parliament,...
NSW finally sees the end of no-grounds evictions!
Today in Parliament Abigail spoke in support of the Government's well-overdue rental reforms bill, which will finally end no-grounds evictions and introduce some crucial protections for renters. Unfortunately, the bill falls short...
Commending Lucy's Project's 2024 Online Conference advocating for protection of both animals and humans against family and domestic violence
Animals are victims of domestic and family violence too. Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion acknowledging Lucy's Project's 2024 online conference, which gathered experts worldwide to discuss the impact of domestic...
50 years of the refuge movement is a reminder of what Elsie, the first women's refuge, stood for
Today in Parliament, Abigail celebrated the historic Elsie's Refuge being added to the NSW State Heritage Register, while also reminding the Labor Government that action and funding speaks louder than words when...
Strengthening our domestic violence laws
Today in Parliament Abigail spoke in support of the government's new domestic violence legislation that will strengthen our laws in relation to ADVO breaches, prevention orders, and expanding the definition of stalking...
We need to recognise children as victims of domestic and family violence in their own right
Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion calling on the NSW Government to commit to supporting the specific health, safety and recovery needs of child victims of domestic and family violence through...