24 February 2025 - 2 March 2025: media summary
- Mar 1, 2025
- 2 min read
Tuesday 25 February 2025
ABC Sydney Drive - Violence in Emergency Departments
Timestamp 0:18:50-0:26:00
Feat @~Pramudie
Also listen to the discussion on Government maths between Robyn Preston MLA for Hawkesbury, and Jihad Dib, the Minister for Youth Justice, Emergency Services and Customer Service at Timestamp: 2:45:00-2:53:30 to see how little a senior Cabinet Minister understands the issues.
Wednesday 26 February 2025
NSW Premier Chris Minns concedes lives at risk as a result of state's declining mental health system, but argues pay rise for psychiatrists 'not possible'
NSW Premier Chris Minns: Someone Could Die but we can't afford it
Thursday 27 February 2025
Premier Minns at Budget Estimates on 26/02
Timestamps: 0:01:55-0:14:25, 1:20:00-1:24:00.
(as per Chris Minns- highlights)
- We've been aware of it for 15 months, but we can't afford it.
- We know people might die from psychiatrists not working in the public sector.
- Locums are cheaper than what psychiatrists are asking (!).
- We'll pay whatever the IRC orders.
- Minister Jackson did a great job in February so she deserved to go on holiday in January (!) and was fixing it whilst away just before the psychiatrists quit.
- We've only lost 1% of bed capacity to date.
- The Federal Government aren't doing enough to help with salaries.
Friday 28 February 2025
Patients suffering in NSW government's 'half-baked' mental health system fix, Pat McGorry says
Feat Pat McGorry
Park asked to prove VMOs cheaper than 25% wage bump: estimates
There is video of Ryan Park, Susan Pearce and Phil Minns explaining how Government maths works at Budget Estimates, and we'll post it here with once we've had a chance to see it.
Make mental health care free for under 25s: election push
Feat Pat McGorry
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