Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to 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.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Morrison government is committed not just to responding to domestic violence but also to actively pursuing early intervention and prevention and ensuring that the $340 million commitment by the government effectively targets the scourge that is family and domestic violence. This investment includes $78 million for the 'safe places' package. The Safe Places Emergency Accommodation grants will build up to 450 safe places to benefit up to 6,500 women and children escaping domestic and family violence each year to help them find a safer place to sleep. The Keeping Women Safe in their Homes package includes funding for security upgrades so that women can remain in their own homes also.

Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

One Nation supports ending all kinds of domestic violence. Senator Hanson drove the family law inquiry to get the data on which to base future planning of such plans to end domestic violence. One Nation makes decisions based on data, not ideology and virtue signalling, because we respect and care for women, we respect and care for men, we respect and care for children, we respect and care for families and we respect and care for taxpayers. That is why we will be opposing this motion.

Question agreed to.

by leave—Mr President, I ask that my name be recorded as being opposed to the motion.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

That concludes the discovery of formal business, but I would make one point. Occasionally in seeking formality, statements of reasons are creeping in by people seeking formality. I'm going to start cutting senators off. This is a very busy time of the day. It is a statement of fact only, not reasons for the motion creeping into that.