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Advocacy Australia Welcomes MHRT Reforms but Calls for Further Action

February 24, 2025
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Advocacy Australia has welcomed NSW Government amendments to the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 and the Mental Health Act 2007, strengthening oversight and governance in forensic mental health matters but says more needs to be done. Key amendments to the Acts are: Clare Collins, Chair of Advocacy Australia said, “We’re deeply grateful to Mr Philip Donato MP, Member for Orange and The Hon. Rose Jackson MP, Minister for Mental Health for their commitment to initiating essential reforms and to MLCs and MPs who voted to support them to help better protect the community from forensic killers….

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Advocacy Australia Welcomes Coronial Inquest Into Bridgette “Biddy” Porter’s Death

November 27, 2024
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In response to our request for an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the tragic killing of Bridgette “Biddy” Porter on behalf of Biddy’s parents, overnight we learned that after considering our application the NSW State Coroner, Her Honour Magistrate O’Sullivan, is of the opinion that an inquest should be held. Clare Collins, Chair of Advocacy Australia said, “We welcome the State Coroner’s decision in the hope that Biddy’s parents will learn what led to Biddy’s horrific killing, and hope that the knowledge gained through an inquest might help prevent other similar killings.” The request to the NSW State Coroner was…

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20,000+ Voices Strong: Justice for Biddy Porter Advances to NSW Parliament Debate

September 2, 2024
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When Rebekah Porter, mother of 10-year-old Bridgette “Biddy” Porter initiated the campaign seeking justice for her precious little girl, she could not have imagined how deeply Biddy’s tragic story would touch the hearts of so many, with media and the community throwing their full support behind the #Justice4BiddyPorter campaign. After four agonising years since Biddy’s brutal killing at the hands of a young person she trusted, today, less than two months after Advocacy Australia launched the Justice for Biddy Porter campaign, the NSW Parliament e-petition has achieved the minimum 20,000 signatures required for Independent MP for Orange, Philip Donato, to…

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Urgent calls for Inquiries into DPP, Mental Health Review Tribunal & DCJ Victims’ Services

July 7, 2024
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On the fourth anniversary of the brutal killing of 10-year-old Bridgette “Biddy” Porter by a teenage girl known to her; Biddy’s parents, Rebekah and Dominic are fighting for justice for their precious little girl who, until now, has been made invisible by a system her parents say is focussed on protecting their daughter’s killer, rather than meeting community expectations and achieving justice for their daughter and her loved ones.

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