Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The $340 million fourth national action plan to reduce violence against women has been a critical initiative that has enjoyed bipartisan support. The funding profiles that are set out for that $340 million package and all the other measures have enjoyed bipartisan support. What is set out in the budget is consistent with what that package has been.

The Leader of the Opposition has supported it—thankfully and rightly, and we appreciate that—as was done by the previous Leader of the Opposition. The national action plan was an initiative that begun under the previous government. We supported it then, and they continue to support it now, when they're in opposition, as should be the case. In this budget not only have we moved on the Women's Economic Security Statement but we've also continued to provide the important support, particularly for women who are faced with suffering from domestic violence.

Most recently, $58 million in the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation program, 40 projects recently announced—

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