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NSW Deputy Premier Prue Car to Return to Work on Feb. 2 After Cancer Treatment

The return follows treatment for breast cancer, her second major health battle.

Overview

  • Car announced she will resume duties on Monday to help launch the 2026 school year.
  • She remained deputy premier during treatment while Courtney Houssos acted in the Education, Early Learning and Western Sydney portfolios.
  • Car received care at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Camperdown and publicly thanked the medical team, her family, Premier Chris Minns and Houssos for their support.
  • She said the experience has changed her but reaffirmed her commitment to deliver for NSW, serve western Sydney and continue education reforms.
  • This diagnosis followed an unrelated kidney cancer in 2022, and she has said the breast cancer was detected early through screening.