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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tamsin Rose

NSW minister urges public to call out ‘inappropriate behaviour’ towards women after school coach’s death

New South Wales domestic violence prevention minister Jodie Harrison
New South Wales domestic violence prevention minister Jodie Harrison will announce the appointment of a standalone women’s safety commissioner on Monday. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Preventing violence against women is up to individuals, and government money to fight the scourge will be “wasted” without community change, according to the New South Wales domestic violence prevention minister, Jodie Harrison.

The minister wants everyone to call out disrespect towards women in the wake of the killing of 21-year-old Lilie James at an elite private school in Sydney last week that left Harrison “physically sick”.

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