59,864 NSW Citizens but does the Media Care?

Just a short post (I think).
The amazing work of Yvonne McMaster and her helpers / supporters resulted in 59,864 signatures collected  on a petition calling for more resourcing for Palliative Care in this state (see previous post).
The Hansard record is here

This was a record for a petition presented to the NSW Parliament, a matter noted by a number of speakers.
How did the main media in NSW respond?
No mention on the NSW ABC News site.
No mention in the Sydney Morning Herald (once called the journal of record but now sadly very much not so).
Little other pick up.  Instead we were treated to stories about Bert Newton's pending cardiac procedure and news of a clinical trial underway to look at the use of cannabis for pain management. At least the second one was palliative in effect.

The media struggles with  reporting on Palliative Care in general, that is understood.  However, to ignore a record petition, to not ask what is wrong that all these people are concerned, to not put the government's response under the microscope.  Sad, and possibly a failure.

The Palliative Care community also struggles with the media, and the politics of health funding.  Despite the bad deaths and poor end of life practices we encounter every week we do not play sensationalist shock / horror headlines.  The reason is that Palliative Care clinicians, perhaps more than any others, recognise that there are people in deep grief who do not deserve to be imposed on, despite what we might think about the sub-optimal care their loved one received.  It is the personal nature of the dying context that restricts us.

Thank you Yvonne, and thank you to whichever of our politicians are listening.
There is still so much to do, so much lost time to make up.