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Jun 9

NSW Paramedics need a professional living wage

NSW Paramedics are the lowest paid in the country. This is a disgrace. I call on the NSW Government to establish a professional living...

Jun 8

NSW Government must stop its misguided plan to steal cemeteries in NSW.

NSW Labor condemns the Berejiklian Government for its ongoing attack on Religious and Faith communities in NSW and the NSW Government...

May 25

New COVID-19 Vaccination Centre Opens at Sydney Olympic Park

Fortunate to receive my COVID-19 vaccine by the incredible team at Sydney Olympic Park Vaccination Centre. Visit healthdirect.gov.au to...

May 18

State and Federal Governments Must Recognise the Tamil Genocide

The Tamil community deserves justice. I have called on the Premier of NSW and the NSW Opposition leader to lead the campaign and move a...

May 11

International Firefighters Day

We remember, recognise and honour the sacrifices that firefighters have made to protect our communities and the environment.

May 7

Rise of E-Cigarette use creates concerns in schools

The NSW Government is asleep at the wheel when it comes to vaping. The Government’s inaction has created an issue of epidemic proportion...

May 6

Green's MLC accuses Visha Hindu Parishad Australia of being an extremist group

Unless substantive evidence can be produced that credibly accuses Visha Hindu Parishad of wrongdoing, they are owed an unreserved public...

Apr 23

ANZAC Day 2021

ANZAC Day is a time for reflection by our community, as we think of our current serving members of the Australian Defence Force as well...

Apr 13

Updates to Community Building Partnership program for 2021

In 2021 there will be challenges in eligibility for the Community Building Partnership Program. Requests made must between $5,000 and...

Apr 7

Wentworth Avenue Overpass at Toongabbie is long overdue

The NSW Government has once again failed to fulfil another election promise with no action on the much needed upgrade of the overpass at...

Mar 22

Why clubs are not hotbeds of crime

As published in the Daily Telegraph, March 23, 2021. The stats show that NSW Clubs are not fervent territory for organised crime but the...

Mar 22

Thank you to SES units in Prospect for your Flood response

It is during times of natural disaster that we see the true character of our Australian spirit. The volunteers with the NSW State...

Mar 16

The Government has serious questions to answer about its palliative care provider, Silver Chain

I raised questions to the NSW Government in The Parliament of NSW about its at home palliative care provider, Silver Chain.

Mar 8

Westmead Hospital Needs a Dedicated Palliative Care Ward

Westmead Hospital is the biggest Hospital precinct in the southern hemisphere, yet it does not have a dedicated palliative care ward. Our...

Mar 4

NSW Labor calls for dedicated palliative care ward at Westmead Hospital

NSW Labor is calling for more funding and resourcing to be dedicated to palliative care at Westmead Hospital. Westmead Hospital complex...

Feb 22

State regulators the best way to flush crime from casinos

As published in the Australian Financial Review, February 23, 2021. Handing over gaming regulation to the tier of government that doesn’t...

Feb 22

Thank you to Prospect’s NSW SES Units

The NSW SES Units of Blacktown, Fairfield and Auburn have been on the frontline of Western Sydney’s response to the NSW Flood disaster. I...

Feb 15

Western Sydney is getting left behind with palliative care

Our community in Western Sydney is getting left behind by the NSW Government when it comes to palliative care. My speech to The...

Feb 15

Palliative care must be better resourced in Western Sydney

Palliative care is an important part of our healthcare system. Sadly our community is consistently let down by this Government. In the...

Feb 1

It’s time the NSW Government Governed for all!

Governing for all and not just a select few is one of the great traditions of our democracy in NSW. I have watched aghast as this...

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