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Minns says ‘we’ve got a long way to go’ in NSW towards addressing gendered violence
Chris Minns was asked about a protest to end gendered violence outside the state Labor conference in Sydney yesterday, and asked if he would commit to their demand for trauma-informed training for first responders?
Yes, I’ll work with emergency departments, frontline workers, essential workers to make sure that we’ve got the best response to the rising scourge of domestic violence in the state.
They’re right to point out that the prevalence of domestic violence in NSW is greater than other jurisdictions … We’ve got a long way to go and I acknowledge – I do acknowledge, to be frank that we’re behind.
This is the massive block on our economic productivity, on our access to skilled labor. I speak to businesses in NSW who will say, in some cases it doesn’t matter what we offer in a pay increase if it’s going to be eaten up almost exclusively in rental charges are mortgage costs.
So this is the responsibility of state and federal leaders … We are well behind in this state and we welcome any help from the Commonwealth…
Continue reading…Tony Burke picks up the home affairs and immigration portfolios from Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMinns says ‘we’ve got a long way to go’ in NSW towards addressing gendered violenceChris Minns was asked about a protest to end gendered violence outside the state Labor conference in Sydney yesterday, and asked if he would commit to their demand for trauma-informed training for first responders?Yes, I’ll work with emergency departments, frontline workers, essential workers to make sure that we’ve got the best response to the rising scourge of domestic violence in the state.They’re right to point out that the prevalence of domestic violence in NSW is greater than other jurisdictions … We’ve got a long way to go and I acknowledge – I do acknowledge, to be frank that we’re behind.This is the massive block on our economic productivity, on our access to skilled labor. I speak to businesses in NSW who will say, in some cases it doesn’t matter what we offer in a pay increase if it’s going to be eaten up almost exclusively in rental charges are mortgage costs.So this is the responsibility of state and federal leaders … We are well behind in this state and we welcome any help from the Commonwealth… Continue reading…