Show Notes
This week we bring you something different with a recording of the NSW Great Health Debate 2026, recorded live on the 1st of October 2026. The debate features NSW Health Minister Ryan Park, the shadow minister for Health Sarah Mitchell, and the Greens’ spokesperson for health, Dr Amanda Cohn. The debate comes as NSW looks to head to its next state election, and our NSW Branch and their colleagues in the Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney organised this debate at the University of Sydney on Gadigal Land.
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