Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

Domestic, family and sexual violence is a scourge and its impact is horrific. All levels of governments, sectors, industries, communities, families and individuals can contribute to changing the statistics related to domestic violence. In March the Commonwealth government moved swiftly to commit $150 million for the COVID-19 domestic and family violence support package. This funding is on top of the $340 million the Commonwealth had already invested in initiatives under the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children. While some family and domestic violence services have seen increased demand since the pandemic began, trends across Australian jurisdictions and different service types have been variable. We're now working with the new COAG Women's Safety Council to collectively address the important issues.

Question agreed to.