Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of senators Kitching and Collins, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes:

  (i) the life and work of Ms Fiona Richardson, member of the Victorian parliament and Australia's first Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence,

  (ii) that Ms Richardson, as a member and minister, was deeply committed to the importance of effective family violence policy which was focussed on the needs and experiences of victims,

  (iii) that Ms Richardson bravely made her personal family experiences public, making a strong commitment to the community to implement and resource the recommendations of the Victorian Royal Commission, and to eradicate violence in the home within a generation and to end its dangerous and costly impacts on families and children,

  (iv) that Ms Richardson's inspiration and practical strategic planning have supported women and children across her state and contributed to the national response to the scourge of violence, and

  (v) that Ms Richardson's challenge that we can do more and must do more will continue to lead the debate; and

(b) sends its sympathy to Ms Richardson's family, her friends and community.