Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the chamber that Senator Marielle Smith will also sponsor the motion. I, and on behalf of Senator Marielle Smith, move:

That the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) in his statement to Parliament regarding the murders of Ms Hannah Clarke and her children on 24 February 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said “We must reflect on how and where the system failed Hannah and her children, as it has failed so many others. It’s so frustrating. It’s so devastating”, and

(ii) women’s services have consistently identified the need for more funding for the Family Court, prevention and early intervention programs, specialist legal and support services, crisis accommodation and housing support to improve the family law system; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to adequately fund domestic, family and sexual violence and crisis housing services to ensure that all women and children seeking safety can access these services when and where they need them.