Member of the Legislative Council
| Address | Dr Amanda Cohn MLC, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 9230 2566 |
| amanda.cohn@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Contact details
Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.
Current positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on Proposed Energy from Waste Facilities, Proposed energy from waste facilities | Wed 06 August 2025 | |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on Fertility Support and Assisted Reproductive Treatment, Fertility support and assisted reproductive treatment | Wed 04 June 2025 | |
| Member, Committee on Children and Young People | Thu 29 June 2023 | |
| Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission | Thu 29 June 2023 | |
| Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health | Wed 07 June 2023 | |
| Deputy Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service | Wed 07 June 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health | Fri 12 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service | Fri 12 May 2023 | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Thu 11 May 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Sat 25 March 2023 |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities | Mon 17 February 2025 | Mon 16 February 2026 | 1 year | Antisemitism in New South Wales |
| Substitute Member, Standing Committee on State Development | Fri 15 March 2024 | Fri 29 November 2024 | 8 months 15 days | Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services |
| Member, Select Committee on Birth Trauma | Wed 21 June 2023 | Wed 29 May 2024 | 11 months 9 days | Birth trauma |
Biography
Community activity
Prior to entering Parliament, Dr Amanda Cohn was a GP and frontline emergency services volunteer.
Dr Cohn trained at the University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School in Albury-Wodonga and has worked in community health, Aboriginal Medical Services and emergency departments across inland regional NSW. As a GP, Dr Cohn was a provider of medical abortion, gender-affirming care and health assessments for newly arrived refugees.
As an SES volunteer for more than a decade, she was deployed across the state from Glen Innes to the Hawkesbury to Queanbeyan to support local emergency responses. She is a trained flood rescue boat operator and swift water rescue technician, and received the SES Commissioner's Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding service provided during the 2019-2020 bushfires.
Dr Cohn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Latin American Studies, Bachelor of Medical Studies, Doctor of Medicine, Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology, Masters of International Public Health, and Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She has published peer-reviewed research on gender equity in Australian health leadership, medical education, sexual health, the health impacts of indoor gas heaters and analysis of the reporting on methamphetamine use.
Local Government activity
Dr Cohn was the first Green and youngest woman ever elected to Albury City Council, with fellow councillors electing her Deputy Mayor from 2016 to 2021. On Council, she led initiatives for climate action, protection of native vegetation, recognition of First Nations heritage, as well as inclusion and accessibility for people with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and multicultural communities. During this time, Dr Cohn drove regional coordination to support victim survivors of family violence as Chair of the Border Domestic Violence Network and also served on the board of Parklands Albury-Wodonga.
Personal information
Dr Cohn lives in Albury with her partner, who is a public hospital nurse, and several rescue pets. She identifies as bisexual. She is a keen endurance runner, cyclist, swimmer and bushwalker.