Health

While we need to balance the interests of all those involved in ART-assisted conception, the right for donor-conceived individuals to access information about the identity of their donor cannot be ignored and we must always put the interests of children first.

This week, I went to Canberra to participate in the National Drug Summit. Here's 9 things I learned:

The drug policies in NSW aren't working, so we need a new summit to look at harm minimisation strategies that could include amnesty bins, pill-testing and the end of the use of sniffer dogs

Let’s make good evidence based public policy and once again make NSW a world leader when it comes to harm minimisation.

The Sydney Morning Herald, July 22, 2015

It is an old car yard that has been approved to be turned into a hospital – but is destined to become a pollution stack.

The Sydney Morning Herald, August 23, 2015

Families and schools close to a planned WestConnex exhaust stack believe pollution from the tunnel will exacerbate the already high prevalence of chronic circulatory and respiratory conditions in the area.

Together, we can truly make asbestos a thing of the past.

This October I join thousands of Australians in paying my respects to the women we have lost and saluting the courageous women who have been diagnosed. Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the thousands of Pink Ribbon breakfasts happening across the country show that the community stands with you and we will continue to fight to find a cure.

Jo Haylen, the Member for Summer Hill, will host a breakfast next Monday to acknowledge and remember women affected by breast cancer, with all proceeds going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill has called on the Baird Liberal Government to immediately stop plans for a tunnel exhaust stack close to schools, child care centres and nursing homes in Haberfield and Ashfield.