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AUSTRALIA - TIME FOR ACTION REPORT
ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN &
CHILDREN
29 April 2009
The Australian Government today
released Time for Action, the major report of the National Council to Reduce
Violence against Women and their Children.
The report makes recommendations
designed to tackle the unacceptable levels of sexual assault and domestic and
family violence in Australia, and gives all governments and the community clear
directions about helping Australian women live free of violence, within
respectful relationships and in safe communities.
Nearly one in three Australian
women experience physical violence and almost one in five women experience
sexual violence over their lifetime.
New research from KPMG
commissioned by the National Council finds that violence against women will
cost the Australian economy around $13.6 billion this year, rising to $15.6
billion in 2021/22 if appropriate action isn’t taken.
The Government’s position on
violence against women is zero tolerance.
Laws must be strong enough to
hold perpetrators to account and offer justice and safety for victims and their
families.
We must also educate young people
to prevent violence in future generations.
The Government has welcomed the
Time for Action report and has agreed to immediately progress 18 of the 20
priority recommendations. The Government will further consider the other two
within the context of developing the National Plan to Reduce Violence against
Women.
The Australian Government will
immediately:
Domestic violence is the single
biggest cause of homelessness in Australia for women and the Government’s White
Paper on Homelessness, released in December last year, provides an additional
$1.2 billion over four years.
This is a 55 per cent increase in
investment in homelessness, including a commitment of $800 million over the
next four years for new support services and $400 million over the next two
financial years for social housing.
The Government also announced a
$6.4 billion investment to build at least 20,000 new social housing dwellings
as part of the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan.
The Australian Government will also work with the States and Territories
to:
The Government will refer the
Time for Action report to COAG to consider issues relevant to States and
Territories.
We want all governments to come
on board and, by early 2010, achieve an endorsed, national approach to reducing
the incidence and impact of violence against women and their children.
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