Jo Cooper never backs down. Her career to date and the epic court battle she won a few years back prove it.
Now she's tackling bystander apathy and pushing for more serious action on ending domestic and family violence.
She's been at the forefront of generating community support to introduce a domestic violence disclosure scheme in the state of NSW, and potentially to see it move across other states and territories.
A little bit of background: At the last NSW election, then Premier Dominic Perrottet promised a “Right to Ask” scheme — giving people the power to find out if a current or former partner had a history of violence. The Coalition lost, and the promise vanished.
Two years on, advocates want the now Minns Labor Government to pick it up.
South Australia has already shown a disclosure scheme can work. First trialled in 2018, it was officially introduced in 2022, with 700 applications lodged in 2024 alone. Police say the scheme has saved lives.
Jo joins The Women's Agenda podcast to share why NSW needs this law, how she built grassroots momentum, and why tackling bystander apathy is her life’s work. We also touch on her other landmark fight — The Cooper Case — a five-year legal battle that ended blanket pet bans in NSW apartments, and kept her dog Angus in his Sydney home.
Check out more on The Cooper Case: The 2020 NSW Court of Appeal decision on Pets in Strata
https://www.bartier.com.au/insights/articles/pets-in-strata-the-fallout-from-the-cooper-case
You can learn more about Jo Cooper and The Good Warrior at her website.
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