Mal Brough (Longman, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I am listening to people who are actually on the ground, who actually understand domestic violence. Let me tell you what a woman that deals with the consequences every single day says—not what the ALP says. She says that most of the abuse happens privately behind closed doors. She says, ‘It is especially a problem in remote homeland communities where overcrowding is not a problem.’ This government does not for one minute suggest that housing is adequate. We say that it is not an excuse to rape a child. We will continue to say that and we will continue to support these communities. Thankfully, Labor state governments today are willing to work with us.

See this speech in context