Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of Senator McAllister, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) during the coronavirus pandemic, there has been an increase in violence against women and their children,

  (ii) at least 23 women have been murdered so far this year at the hands of a current or former partner in Australia,

  (iii) on average, more than one woman a week is murdered by a current or former partner,

  (iv) violence against women and their children will continue to worsen in the face of job losses, stand-downs and financial stress and uncertainty, and

  (v) domestic and family violence services funding was inadequate before the COVID-19 pandemic; and

(b) calls on the Morrison Government to:

  (i) follow Labor's call to convene a National Summit on violence against women and their children, and

  (ii) urgently provide more support for frontline domestic violence services.