Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Special Minister of State) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Kakoschke-Moore for the question. The government is committed to ensuring that women experiencing, or at risk of, domestic or family violence or sexual assault are able to access the support they need, when they need it, through 1800RESPECT. Telephone and online counselling are key elements of the service; however, the service is much wider. It also provides support to frontline workers through the digital Frontline Workers Toolkit and regular web facilities.

The government is disappointed—and I am not sure if you are referring to the campaign of the ASU, Senator Kakoschke-Moore; you did not in your question but my brief tends to allude to this—with the campaign launched by the ASU criticising the new first response triage model and the tender for the trauma specialist counselling service component. With respect to the provider and the issue of profit or the contract, I will come back to the chamber with further information.