Senate debates

Thursday, 28 August 2014

Motions

Domestic Violence

12:13 pm

Photo of Mitch FifieldMitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

One of the key priorities of the Abbott government is the reduction of violence against women and their children. In November 2013, the Prime Minister announced $1 million in funding for White Ribbon Australia to work with CALD and Indigenous communities, including new and emerging communities. The government is committed to implementing the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010-2022 and ensuring its programs are properly resourced and effective. On 27 June 2014, the government launched the second action plan under the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010-2022, a significant step in continuing the work in reducing violence against women and their children in Australia. The second action plan contains 26 practical actions that all Australian governments agree are critical at this stage for the national plan to improving women's safety. The Commonwealth is providing more than $100 million over the next four years to support the second action plan. The coalition's policies will focus on delivering greater personal safety to all Australian women. We will ensure that domestic violence is tackled and does not become intergenerational.

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