'Substandard': NSW Health defends Hunter gender clinic record-keeping A Labor MP has questioned whether it is adequate. Newcastle Herald · Oct 19, 2023
Report delay on NSW minister COVID status A parliamentary report due into the COVID-19 status of NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has been delayed after he accused the inquiry of suppressing evidence. AAP · Dec 14, 2022
Independent MP Helen Dalton claims New South Wales parliament a 'toxic' place for women Independent MP Helen Dalton condemns a male MP for saying she should be "clocked" during a debate two weeks ago, adding that the New South Wales parliament is "toxic" for women. ABC News · Oct 12, 2022
Queer community defends gender-affirming clinic Maple Leaf House after MP's puberty-blocker criticism Parents of children treated at the youth transgender health clinic in Newcastle have come forward in the wake of concerns about its protocols, some in support of the clinic and some against. ABC News · Sep 15, 2022
NSW Labor MP raises concerns over puberty-blocking treatment at Newcastle clinic for trans and gender diverse children Concerns about the way a Newcastle clinic is treating trans and gender diverse children have been raised in a NSW budget estimates hearing, prompting assurances from Health Minister Brad Hazzard that he will look into it. ABC News · Sep 13, 2022
NSW inquiry into ambulance ramping A NSW parliamentary inquiry will investigate ambulance ramping - the time it takes to transfer a patient from an ambulance to a hospital emergency department. AAP · Jul 27, 2022
Midnight sitting of NSW upper house fails to resolve debate over assisted dying bill Amendments made during marathon 12-hour sitting mean bill must return to lower house before becoming law The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022
NSW on cusp of voluntary assisted dying NSW is poised to become the last state in Australia to pass laws allowing people with a terminal illness to voluntarily end their lives. AAP · May 18, 2022
Rural and regional healthcare 'at breaking point' Dedicated health care staff stymied by "a lack of resourcing" from state and federal governments. Newcastle Herald · May 5, 2022
NSW health inquiry urges workforce review People living in rural, regional and remote NSW have poorer health outcomes and inferior access to health and hospital services, a report has found. AAP · May 5, 2022