Zaneta Mascarenhas (Swan, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's in the DNA of Labor governments to build better, fairer futures for all Australians. It's there in our legacy—Medicare, superannuation, the NDIS, paid parental leave and the abolishment of the White Australia policy. These achievements aren't abstract concepts. Politics is personal. Good government policy has the power to transform lives for the better. I know this from my own family story, and I know that it's happening in my electorate of Swan.

I recently visited the Muslim Women's Support Centre in Bentley. They assist about 200 women each year who are experiencing family or domestic violence. The volunteers there pour their blood, sweat, tears and passion into helping other Muslim women. I witnessed their dedication and their compassion firsthand. They recognise that the home should be a sanctuary and not a place of danger, that relationships should be based on mutual love and respect and never on abuse and violence. They know that it can take time for people experiencing family and domestic violence to be ready to leave. They know that there are many barriers to leaving. This is why this government knows that people experiencing domestic violence shouldn't have to choose between their safety and their wages. Labor is making a difference.