Why aged care reform may not fix decades of neglect
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Catherine Henry
6 November 2025
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Elevate your career with NSW Regional Women Lawyers webinar series
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2024 Hunter Elder Law & Capacity Symposium: Advocating for the rights of older Australians
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Catherine Henry Lawyers recognised for eighth consecutive year in prestigious Doyle’s Guide
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Taskforce recommends wealthy Australians pay more for aged care services
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Expertise in medical negligence claims recognised in 2023 Doyle’s Guide
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Disability Royal Commission calls for Australian Disability Rights Act
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Free eBook to help people use the law to navigate Growing Older
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Record submissions to inquiry shines light on the extent and impact of birth trauma in NSW
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14 September 2023
Catherine Henry Lawyers steps up during Birth Trauma Awareness Week
The team at Catherine Henry Lawyers donned walking shoes to step up and raise awareness
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Having a baby should be, and is generally, a wonderful time in a woman’s life.
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Celebrating two staff members becoming lawyers
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Contesting wills focus of free Newcastle forum
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New voice for NSW regional women lawyers launches with first event
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Catherine Henry Lawyers makes prestigious lists of top medical negligence lawyers and firms
Catherine Henry Lawyers and its principal, Catherine Henry, have again been recognised in the prestigious
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2 November 2022
Free women’s health and the law eBook launched during Women’s Health Week
More than 70 locals gathered at a forum during Women’s Health Week to discuss how
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Catherine Henry Lawyers a finalist in the 2022 Hunter Business Awards
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Newcastle forum discusses gender parity in politics
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Government and bureaucracy must now take swift action to make voluntary assisted dying law a reality
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Rural and regional health inquiry report welcome but must be actioned urgently
The NSW Government is urged to promptly implement the recommendations in the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry’s
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6 May 2022
Budget fails on aged care says Newcastle lawyer and aged care advocate
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31 March 2022
COVID test delays another example of second class health services in regional and rural NSW
A story in The Guardian ‘Hanging vulnerable people out to dry’: Covid stretches rural Australian
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18 January 2022
Catherine Henry Lawyers named best regional law firm in Australia
A Hunter based law firm has been crowned the best regionally based firm in Australia.
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Regional NSW medical negligence lawyers recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2021
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Catherine Henry Lawyers a finalist in Australian Women in Law Awards
A leading Hunter-based law firm that champions women’s legal issues and advocates for gender equality
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13 October 2021
ALA advocates for stand-alone NSW Coroners Court
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30 September 2021
Newcastle and Hunter women lawyers excel as finalists in Women Lawyers Association of NSW Achievement Awards
Five (5) Hunter lawyers and academics are finalists across five categories in the upcoming 2021
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New legal push to stem chemical restraint of aged care residents
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Government action needed after Newcastle abortion clinic closure
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Catherine Henry Lawyers a finalist in 2021 Hunter Business Awards
Leading regional NSW health and relationship law firm, Catherine Henry Lawyers, is a three time
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We’re finalists in the 2021 Australian Law Awards
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8 July 2021
Government must act on regional and rural health inquiry hearings
Regional NSW based health lawyer and Australian Lawyers’ Alliance (ALA) NSW spokesperson on health, Catherine
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29 April 2021
Hunter left out of regional and rural health inquiry
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29 April 2021
BYO bandages: The case for regional and rural health reform
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Lawyer and Aged Care advocate named Newcastle Local Woman of the Year
A NSW lawyer and national aged care advocate, Catherine Henry, has been named as the
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Government urged to act urgently on Aged Care RC recommendations
The Federal Government must act quickly to implement the recommendations of the Aged Care Royal
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2 March 2021
Research shows strong community support for crucial aged care reform
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1 March 2021
Catherine Henry featured in list of inspiring business women
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Newcastle lawyer Tanya Chapman says COVID-19 is a factor in the apparent rise of elder abuse
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Catherine Henry wins national Civil Justice Award
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Catherine Henry Lawyers again included in 2020 list of NSW’s Top Medical Negligence Compensation Law Firms
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Catherine Henry Lawyers a two times finalist for upcoming Women in Law Awards
A leading regional NSW based law firm that specialises in legal support for women is
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24 November 2020
Care trend shows new Stolen Generation
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Aged care performance data must be made public
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20 November 2020
Royal Commission hearings wrap up
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23 October 2020
Budget 2020 failed to address the urgent and life-threatening issues in aged care
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