Deputy Premier Prue Car said attitudes of men towards women had to change and schools had an important role to play in that cultural shift.Credit:Flavio Brancaleone
The former Australian of the Year,Rosie Batty,addressed the cabinet meeting and urged the government to focus on prevention and education.
“As we heard from Rosie Batty,if you focus too much on the work at the bottom of the cliff,then you are not going to get the women who are about to fall,” Car said.
The deputy premier said a royal commission into violence against women was discussed at the cabinet meeting and stressed that “everything was on the table”.
Car said NSW would look at the findings of Victorian’s 2015 royal commission but acknowledged that there could be “gaps” in evidence which NSW would need to fill.
“But the primary prevention and early intervention does need more attention because we need to provide the cultural change that stops this[violence] from happening,” Car said.
Housing Minister Rose Jackson said crisis accommodation for women was one of the most pressing areas that the government had to address.