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

I make reference to that in the context of the broader package through which it's funded and receives support from both sides of this House. There is $82.2 million in this budget to improve and build on the frontline services to keep women and children safe. I was just mentioning now the $58.74 million for those safe place emergency accommodation programs—34 organisations in remote, regional and metropolitan areas of this country. Forty projects are providing 700 safe places to 6,000 people per year. The Keeping Women Safe in their Homes package includes funding for security upgrades so women can remain in their own homes. There is $68.3 million for prevention strategies to help eradicate domestic, family and sexual violence in homes, workplaces, communities and clubs. There's $35 million to support prevention measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, funded under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy. There's $64 million for 1800RESPECT, the national sexual assault domestic and family violence counselling service. There's $7.8 million for dedicated men's support worker services and family advocacy. There's $4.9 million to better support former partners of veterans who are impacted by domestic violence. Issues of domestic violence are a matter of bipartisan commitment in this place. We continue to pursue the National Action Plan, as has been supported by both sides of this House.

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