NSW government to announce urgent reforms to address crisis of male violence against women

NSW needs to invest in crisis responses and examine its bail laws to help counter violence against women, Prue Car says. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

The New South Wales government is preparing a major package of reforms aimed at the crisis of violence against women after a dedicated cabinet meeting that heard from advocates including Rosie Batty about the urgent need for change.

The acting premier, Prue Car, promised that the suite of measures to be announced “within days” would focus on crisis services, as well as preventive measures and “cultural change that stops this from happening”.