Zali Steggall (Warringah, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I call on the members of the 46th Parliament to remember what we were elected to do in this place: to respect the institution and to fulfil our responsibility to find solutions. One of the biggest issues facing communities beyond these walls is the scourge of domestic violence. The statistics are horrific. On average, at least one woman dies a week as a result of intimate partner violence. Yet again this morning, we woke to the news of another woman killed. Where is the outrage? Every member of this house has a mother, a wife, a sister or a daughter. I call on this parliament to draw a line and give this issue the urgent attention it deserves, and show our respect to those women and families that we have failed to protect. I will use the remainder of my speaking time in this chamber to pause in silence with my fellow MPs.