Overview
- The Public Service Association launched a campaign calling for government-run one-stop domestic and family violence centers that unite police, housing, health and child protection workers.
- The push follows the murder of Molly Ticehurst, who was promised home security through the Staying Home Leaving Violence program but never received the upgrades from contractor Housing Plus.
- The NSW Cabinet Office investigated that failure but has not released its findings, and Housing Plus remains a government contractor under an expanded program.
- The government ordered a bail review and introduced GPS ankle bracelets for some serious domestic violence charges, yet frontline groups say access to case workers remains scarce.
- NSW records about 38,000 domestic violence assaults each year, and the PSA points to state-run hubs in Mount Druitt and Western Sydney as models that create a single point of accountability and faster, coordinated help.