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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Michael McGowan

NSW election: Labor’s pledges on domestic violence could affect existing services, PBO warns

The Coalition minister Natalie Ward
The Coalition minister Natalie Ward claimed the costings showed Labor was planning to ‘cut existing programs’. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Labor’s domestic violence election commitments could “affect the delivery of some services” by Legal Aid and New South Wales police, the independent body charged with analysing the cost of both major parties’ promises has warned.

Labor has made a series of commitments on domestic violence in the lead-up to the state election including funds for a pilot program for specialist sexual violence police in a handful of local areas and the extension of a series of court-advocacy programs.

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