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Over the past 48 hours, news feeds across the globe have been filled with two simple words, "Me too"—women sharing personal stories of sexual harassment, abuse, violence and rape. It makes for harrowing reading, but it is a deeply personal reminder of the extent of the sexualised violence women face. Unsurprisingly, many tell of harassment in the workplace.
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By leave: Autism affects one in 100 children in Australia, and the rate is increasing. Kids with autism often are misunderstood. They are not naughty, but they can find it difficult to cope in new situations or struggle to communicate. Many parents and carers with children diagnosed with autism still face social isolation and have a desire to connect with others who are experiencing the same challenges.
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Notice of Motion regarding Inner West Sydney Clearways.
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The Minister has doubled down on a policy that will put our bus drivers' jobs at risk, a policy that will threaten our bus stops, our vital bus routes and critical bus maintenance.
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For over 40 years Vivi Germano-Koutsounados has been advocating for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. Vivi migrated to Australia from Greece in 1954 when she was only nine years old. Her experience of migration has driven her passion for multiculturalism, social justice and human rights for migrants and refugees.
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I speak briefly in debate on the Parramatta Park Trust Amendment (Western Sydney Stadium) Bill 2017 which seeks to enable land to be swapped between the Parramatta Park Trust and Venues NSW associated with the construction of the new Western Sydney Stadium.
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Question on Notice to the Minister for Education regarding Dulwich Hill Public School and the rezoning for the Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor.
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Question on Notice to the Minister for Education regarding how many school counsellors were employed between 2012 til 2017.
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The Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Sydney Drinking Water Catchment) Bill 2017 seeks to validate the State significant development consent issued to the Springvale mine extension, which is currently being challenged in the Land and Environment Court. The bill also seeks to clarify the application of the "neutral or beneficial effect on water quality" test for assessment of a development application under an existing development consent relating to the Sydney drinking water catchment.
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On 20 September this year, Tane Chatfield died in custody at Tamworth Correctional Centre. He was 22 years old. A few months earlier, in August, a 47-year-old Indigenous man was found unconscious in his cell at Adelaide City Watch House. In July this year, father of five Eric Whittaker died of a brain haemorrhage at Parklea Correctional Centre, with varying accounts of his death given to his family. Eric's cousin David Dungay had also died in custody, two years before. These men are just the latest in a shamefully long line of Indigenous Australians to die in custody. Of course, behind each of these tragic cases lies a hard truth, one best told in numbers.