Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

Violence against women and their children remains a very serious issue in Australia. As we know, sadly, one in six women experience physical or sexual violence by a current or a former partner. Under the fourth action plan, the Prime Minister committed significant funding towards the prevention and early intervention through a number of initiatives, which are outlined in the national action plan and its implementation plan.

Of this funding, a package of $82 million will go towards frontline services, $68 million is directed towards prevention strategies and $78 million to provide safe places for people impacted by domestic violence or family violence. We're also investing $35 million in support of prevention measures specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The scale of this investment means it's the largest support package to address the unacceptably high levels of domestic violence. This is a record amount of funding.