Enough is enough! Today in Budget Estimates, Abigail pressed the NSW Premier and the Labor Government again on whether they will properly fund the essential frontline services in the domestic and family violence sector as reported DFV incidents continue to rise every year across our state.
Abigail said: New South Wales is still in a domestic violence crisis. Last year New South Wales recorded the highest number of gender-based murders in the country. BOCSAR statistics continue to show an alarming rise year after year in reported domestic and family violence related incidents. We know that victim-survivors are waiting an average of two months to receive support, with many across the State having waitlists much longer than that. As you know, the domestic and family violence sector has been calling for a 50 per cent uplift in the core baseline funding for specialised frontline domestic and family violence services, because they haven't seen an increase in their funding for many years. It would've equated to a mere $163.1 million in your budget of $127 billion, yet in the latest budget, this Government, once again, did not fund those services to the level required. They make the difference between life and death. Will you fund those services?
Mr Chris Minns (NSW Premier): ... I think you'd acknowledge that the Government has allocated nearly $300 million extra in domestic violence prevention programs across New South Wales in the last two years, admittedly not to the NGOs and organisations that run those services. There's a big need for it; I don't dismiss that. We're actively engaged in talking with them now.
20 August 2026