Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Polley for the supplementary. Ending family, domestic and sexual violence has been a core priority for the Albanese government, and, as Senator Polley said, we have made those significant investments. We've invested more than any Australian government ever in frontline services, preventive programs, behaviour change and programs for children who have experienced violence. We've made the leaving violence payment permanent—$5,000 in financial help—as well as safety-planning support for women leaving violence. There is $1.2 billion for emergency and transitional accommodation. We've legislated 10 days paid domestic violence leave. We've expanded discretion for Centrelink so perpetrators can't use the social security system to leave survivors with tens of thousands of dollars of debt, and we are currently doing an audit of key Commonwealth systems to ensure that they aren't being weaponised by perpetrators of abuse. There is more to do, but this government has a number of measures underway to do what it can to end violence against women and children.