The female members of Chris Minns’ cabinet are optimistic that years of inaction on domestic violence is about to change. Let’s hope they are right.
A repeat of the Rozelle Interchange-type fiasco is looming on the Warringah Freeway,north of the Sydney Harbour Bridge,a parliamentary hearing has been told.
Speaking after an urgent cabinet meeting,Deputy Premier Prue Car highlighted crisis accommodation for women escaping violence as a top priority.
The emergency housing crisis is emerging as one of the most pressing issues ahead of Friday’s urgent cabinet meeting.
Attendance levels remain below pre-pandemic levels,while a third of public school students are leaving before finishing year 12.
Return to Rio,created by husband and wife duo Ricky and Alex Cooper,was born in 2013 but last year confronted $300,000 in extra costs under the state’s controversial “user pays” system.
On Wednesday,the editor of the Southern Highlands Express referred the local MP to the corruption watchdog. By Thursday,the bizarre saga took on another life.
The former Liberal premier says criminal elements and societal issues such as young boys accessing violent video games and pornography needed examination.
Children as young as 12 reported allegations of sexual assault,drug use and abandonment in motel rooms without close supervision.
Successive NSW governments have underfunded services for domestic violence victims. It now falls to Chris Minns to step up.
The NSW government has left the door open to a royal commission ahead of a crucial meeting of cabinet on violence against women and children.