Tania Lawrence (Hasluck, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Every 44 minutes, a restraining order is breached in Western Australia. That is how serious domestic violence is. Equipping victims with safe, untraceable phones provides an instant, secure lifeline when they need it most. That is why I'm proud to support DV Safe Phone, which is a national charity providing victims with a vital lifeline—a safe, untraceable phone to call for help, to stay connected with loved ones and to work with the police and frontline services when they are in danger.

Already more than 1,600 Western Australians have received a DV Safe Phone. Here's the thing: I call on every Western Australian to find one of the 22 million phones that are in everyone's drawers, get it out and donate it to DV Safe Phone. You can do that now, because my office is a drop box location. I call on every single MP in this place and at state level to become a DV Safe Phone location. People know where we are. They can easily find us to drop off a phone. It is then cleared and repaired, if needed, and, importantly, provided with a SIM card so people can't be traced.

Akita Princi, a survivor, spoke to me about having her phone hacked and her Facebook page and everything else being tracked and followed. Let's put an end to this. Let's get those unused phones into drop box locations and support people in need.