The Limits of "All Talk" on Mental Health Reform The Minns government's response to the Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing attack has left many in the mental health sector feeling frustrated and betrayed.
While accepting 11 out of 13 coronial inquest recommendations, the government is only partially supporting one – recommendation seven, which urges modelling demand for short term accommodation services and supports establishing and evaluating long term accommodation.
This "all talk" approach mirrors a larger pattern in Australian politics: politicians often pay lip service to social issues but fail to act.