Senate debates

Monday, 24 February 2020

Questions without Notice

Domestic and Family Violence

2:23 pm

Photo of Marise PayneMarise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

To be very clear, we know there is more to do. But we also know that to bring about the further change needed we need collaboration and commitment from governments, from the community and from individuals. I spoke this morning with my state colleague Di Farmer in Queensland, the Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women and Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, about our work together. In the wake of Camp Hill we'll consider what additional approaches we need to take, including access to mental health services to support both victims and people who are at risk of perpetrating violence. I will work on that with my counterpart women's safety ministers.

We must all work to eradicate perverse attitudes that lead to control, to manipulation, to abuse and ultimately to violence within families. That is a task for all of us.

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