News & Views Parents in NSW offered $250 vouchers as a ‘thank you’ & other state incentives Parents of school aged children in NSW will be given a $250 voucher from the state government as a “thank you”.
News & Views NSW government to deliver 75 women’s refuges in biggest ever spend to tackle domestic violence The NSW government will spend nearly $500 million to tackle domestic and family violence and establish women’s refuges across the state.
News & Views Brad Hazzard’s messy communication on Saturday let the NSW community down Brad Hazzard’s abysmal form on Saturday did a disservice to every person in NSW now living through their seventh week of lockdown.
Politics As his relationship with Berejiklian sours, Scott Morrison skates on thin ice Gone are the days of Scott Morrison praising NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian for her “gold standard” COVID response.
News & Views NSW parliamentary committee says coercive control should be criminalised A NSW parliamentary committee has said that coercive control should become a criminal offence in the state, in response to an inquiry.
News & Views NSW to trial free period products in government schools The NSW Department of Education has revealed it will trial a pilot program providing free pads and tampons to students.
Politics Berejiklian government unveils $10 million grants program to support women in the workplace Women in NSW will be able to apply for grants up to $5000 through a new Return to Work program which is part of the 2020-21 state Budget.
News & Views Push to criminalise coercive control ramps up as public awareness grows Prominent voices in the domestic and family violence space have formed a coalition to push for the criminalisation of coercive control.
News & Views Gladys Berejiklian comes out on top after giving the Nationals an ultimatum. Her leadership has never looked more secure Berejiklian was unperturbed by Barilaro’s efforts to undermine the stability of her government, and her leadership of the NSW government is now stronger for it.
News & Views Liberal MPs threaten move to crossbench over abortion amendments Tanya Davies and Kevin Conolly have told the NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian they will remove themselves from the party room if amendments are not passed.
Politics NSW set to decriminalise abortion much to the dismay of Barnaby Joyce The Independent Sydney MP behind the bill to finally decriminalise abortion in NSW has apologised to women for taking “so long” to enact change.
