Abigail Boyd

Poverty is a choice made by government, not by people.

If allowed to go through, these changes will cost lives. Email government MPs this weekend to tell them these changes are unacceptable. abigailboyd.org/hands_off_work… 15/15

Increasing the threshold for accessing long-term support to a level that would require a worker to be essentially catatonic or in need of permanent around-the-clock professional care was identified by experts as being particularly cruel and without basis or justification 14/

The NSW Labor Government’s plans for workers comp cuts have been roundly condemned in evidence to our parliamentary inquiry 🧵

These changes are designed with one goal in mind, to top up the government’s own budget bottom line. They will do nothing to help injured workers, and will result in untold harm and suffering. They must be stopped. 2/2

The government’s intended changes to worker’s compensation entitlements for traumatised workers have been universally condemned by legal experts, mental health specialists, unions and advocates. 1/2

NSW Police has dropped its use of a 2011 facial recognition algorithm notorious for its racially biased outcomes, although it continues to generate leads based on newer versions of the flawed tech 👇 sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/nsw-polic… @AbigailBoydMLC via @sydcrimlawyers

Workers united will never be defeated ✊ Happy May Day!