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

There is no excuse for family or domestic violence. Last year, during the COVID pandemic, we were faced with a potential crisis, which we sought to respond to by providing a $150 million domestic violence response package to make sure that the states and territories had the frontline capacity to respond to any increases in domestic violence as a result of the lockdowns from the COVID pandemic. This is in addition to the $340 million, a record investment, that we invested in the fourth action plan, and also the guaranteeing of the ongoing commitment to the 1800RESPECT, 24-hour a day, seven-day a week hotline, and making sure that future funding was locked in in perpetuity. We're currently in the process of consulting on the next plan, which will commence in 2022, and we want to listen to all Australian, all people who are impacted, to make sure that we have the best possible plan going forward.