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

I rise today to remember and honour the 40 women who have been killed by violence in Australia in 2021. It is 40 too many and we owe it to them to work tirelessly to eliminate violence against women. I'm going to read out their names: Mary Benedito, Ms Waterloo, Michelle Darragh, Janet Dweh, Bernice Dent, Dee Annear, Angela Silk, Dusty Rose, Susan Murray, Cherry Gerent Ogar, Qiong Yan, Rachel Martin, Maureen Miller, Michelle Michell, Gabbie Marshall, Denise Brameld, Stacey Klimovitch, Kayla Golding, Thanh Truong, Barbara Chabaud, Judy Bednar, Giustina Lawlor, Lordy Ramadan, Kelly Wilkinson, Maryam Hamka, Rene Latimore, Min Sook Moon, Sandy Brown, Jasmeen Kaur, Robyn Beever, Doreen Langham, Ju Zhang, Michelle Norris, Adakruai Mitiang Ater, R Rubuntja, Stephanie Lee Robinson and four other women who are yet to be named.

These women's lives matter. We need a national plan to eliminate violence against women that is fully funded and we need a standalone self-determined plan for First Nations women. These plans must address the drivers of gendered violence with expert-led prevention programs. They must provide for crisis accommodation and address the housing crisis that means women are forced to choose between homelessness and violence. This government must fully fund frontline services so no woman is turned away.