Crimes (Domestic & Personal Violence) Amendment (Coercive & Controlling Behaviour) Bill 2020
After a year of consultation with experts, stakeholders and front-line workers today Abigail introduced her Greens Bill to criminalise coercive control and controlling behaviour. For the second read of the Bill she...
National Parks and Wildlife Legislation Amendment (Reservations) Bill 2020
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.
Abolishing the Lord's Prayer in Parliament
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...
Keep Our Rail In Public Hands
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.
Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Domestic Violence) Bill 2020
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...
Ending Commerical Horseracing in Australia
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...
Proportional Representation
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.
Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2020
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...
Establishment of a Select Committee of Coercive Control
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...