A NSW Liberal MP’s attempts to deny elderly people living in faith-based aged care facilities access to voluntary assisted dying in their homes was defeated. Suzanne James reports.
A NSW Liberal MP’s attempts to deny elderly people living in faith-based aged care facilities access to voluntary assisted dying in their homes was defeated. Suzanne James reports.
Suzanne James speaks to Dr Amanda Cohn about the Liberals’ proposed anti-Voluntary Assisted Dying bill.
Despite NSW legalising voluntary assisted dying in 2023, the Liberals, backed by the religious-based aged care sector, have decided on a push to legalise the institutional denial of medical care. Suzanne James reports.
Refugees and their supporters rallied at Town Hall, Gadigal Country/Sydney, to demand Labor stop deporting refugees and grant permanent visas to asylum seekers. Rachel Evans reports.
Abortion rights activists rallied in Martin Place to support NSW Greens MLC Dr Amanda Cohn’s bill to make abortion more accessible to regional and remote communities across NSW. Zebedee Parkes reports.
NSW Greens MLC Amanda Cohn has introduced a bill to significantly expand access to abortion services to regional and remote communities, but is facing opposition from anti-abortion activists whose claims do not stack up. Pip Hinman reports.
NSW Labor has amended the Local Government Act to give the minister more power over whether forcibly-merged councils can demerge, breaking one of its pre-election promises. Pip Hinman reports.
Community representatives from across the state demanded NSW Labor stick to its policy, and promises, to help forcibly merged councils wishing to deamalgamate to do so. Pip Hinman reports.