Abigail Boyd
NSW upper house Greens MP Abigail Boyd has been in the news for highlighting alarming safety breaches at the Kids Academy Spring Farm childcare centre, advocating for an independent review of the state's childcare regulations.
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Abigail Boyd is a Greens MP who accused Labor of using Latham's dispute for political purposes.
The NSW upper house is witness to a debate that is ‘half politics, half group therapy session’
Australia· 2026-05-29
Greens MP Abigail Boyd ended the night in a neck brace.
What my daughter saw this week shocked meAustralia· 2026-02-13
Abigail Boyd, an opposition Green lawmaker, reported being punched by officers during the protest.
Australia urges calm after rally clash
Taiwan· 2026-02-11
Abigail Boyd, who chaired an inquiry into NSW childcare centres, highlighted the risks associated with staffing waivers.
Serious incidents rise as staffing waivers increaseAustralia· 2026-02-10
Abigail Boyd confronted the NSW police commissioner about her alleged assault by police during the protest.
Chris Minns defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after video emerges of officers punching protesters in Sydney | Australian police and policing
United Kingdom· 2026-02-10
Greens MP Abigail Boyd claims she was beaten by officers at Monday’s protest.
NSW Police actions in Sydney CBD defended by Chris Minns; Greens MP Abigail Boyd claims she was beatenAustralia· 2026-02-10
NSW Greens MP Abigail Boyd introduced a petition to parliament calling for the removal of good character references for paedophiles during sentencing of child sexual abuse cases.
‘Good character’ references to be abolished during sentencingAustralia· 2026-01-31
Abigail Boyd, who chaired an inquiry into NSW childcare centres, expressed significant concerns about the quality of childcare.
Migration agents funnelling students into childcare courses, regulators warnAustralia· 2026-01-11
Greens MP Abigail Boyd, chair of the NSW parliamentary inquiry into early childhood learning services, supported the centre’s closure due to obvious risks.
Fun2Learn childcare centre in Rosehill closed after NSW government crackdownAustralia· 2026-01-11
Abigail Boyd is a Greens MP who joined the call to transform Wentworth Park.
Wentworth Park to be transformed into sporting fields and green spaceAustralia· 2025-12-08
Abigail Boyd suggested the NSW Electoral Commission investigate donations made to Minns’ 2015 Kogarah campaign.
NSW Premier Chris Minns fumes after donation allegationsAustralia· 2025-11-26
The non-government members – Liberals Tudehope and Susan Carter, Greens MP Abigail Boyd and Independent Mark Latham – held a majority on the seven-person committee.
Opposition open to negotiation on controversial reformsAustralia· 2025-11-03
Greens MLC Abigail Boyd has been chairing an inquiry into NSW childcare centres.
Paedophiles exploit staff shortages and lax regulation to abuse children, inquiry toldAustralia· 2025-10-28
Abigail Boyd is a Greens MP who criticized the government's proposed cuts to workers' compensation.
Icare whistleblower accuses NSW Labor of using him as a pawn in workers' compensation fightAustralia· 2025-10-06
Greens MP Abigail Boyd criticized icare’s premium-setting process as illogical and unpredictable.
icare policy costing NSW businesses inflated workers compensation premiums, Greens MP saysAustralia· 2025-09-25
Greens MP Abigail Boyd chairs the NSW parliament education committee and made a high number of contributions in the upper house.
Analysis reveals vast discrepancy in MP activity since 2023 electionAustralia· 2025-09-20
NSW Greens MP Abigail Boyd, who is chair of an upper house inquiry into the early childhood education sector, said the case was 'far from an isolated incident.'
Bangor daycare gives wrong child to grandparent, investigation under wayAustralia· 2025-09-03
Greens MP Abigail Boyd chairs the NSW Parliament education committee and fought for documents revealing childcare failures to be released.
Parents in dark for weeks over daycare fall as child suffers fractured skullAustralia· 2025-08-27
Abigail Boyd has long had an antagonistic relationship with Latham over her push for changes to the culture inside NSW parliament.
Greens MP accuses Premier of hypocrisy over Mark Latham conductAustralia· 2025-07-27
Abigail Boyd, a NSW Greens MP and chair of a state upper house inquiry into the early childhood education sector, was among those calling for a national register of educators.
For-profit operators defend ‘high regulated’ system amid reform callsAustralia· 2025-07-02
Greens MP Abigail Boyd was accused of deliberately misleading the inquiry regarding the number of people who would have access to the scheme under the government’s proposed reforms.
Workers’ compensation legislation suffers blow after Greens MP Abigail Boyd turnsAustralia· 2025-06-17
Voting members of the committee include three Labor MPs, two Coalition MPs, Latham and Greens MP Abigail Boyd.
Labor relying on vote of Mark LathamAustralia· 2025-06-13
Greens MP Abigail Boyd accused the government of employing 'secrecy, deception, the blatant mistruths' as it made the public case for reform.
Workers compensation legislation faces second inquiry after government loses first battleAustralia· 2025-06-05
NSW Greens MP Abigail Boyd has cited the Robertson inquiry as showing that the adversarial nature of the workers’ compensation system is directly responsible for harm.
iCare boss blew whistle on insurance regulator for causing ‘additional trauma and distress’ to injured workersAustralia· 2025-05-18
Greens MP Abigail Boyd said the payouts were evidence of how an 'adversarial and hostile' workers’ compensation scheme was 'itself directly responsible for harm'.
NSW insurance regulator SIRA contributed to trauma of injured workers: inquiryAustralia· 2025-05-15
Abigail Boyd is a NSW Greens MP who obtained a parliamentary order for internal regulatory documents.
Daycare abuse of children shames us allAustralia· 2025-05-15
Greens MP Abigail Boyd criticized the regulatory agency for its lack of action regarding breaches in childcare.
Video of a baby being slapped at childcare is just the tip of the icebergAustralia· 2025-05-13
Greens MP Abigail Boyd said the changes 'are all about their own budget bottom line'.
NSW Labor on collision course with unions over workers’ comp changesAustralia· 2025-04-26
Upper house Greens MP Abigail Boyd spoke of mistreatment in childcare centres.
To win parents’ votes, put their kids first – with childcare that hits homeAustralia· 2025-03-01
NSW upper house Greens MP Abigail Boyd told a budget estimates hearing that Kids Academy Spring Farm childcare centre in Sydney’s south-west had recorded numerous breaches.
NSW Department of Education review sparked by Spring Farm childcare centre incidentAustralia· 2025-02-25