Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is, I believe, to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Minister McAllister, but I'm also happy if Minister Gallagher thinks it's more in her patch. There have been now at least 45 women murdered this year, and the rates of violence against women are increasing. The women's safety sector has repeatedly called for $1 billion each year for frontline services, including legal services, to ensure that no-one who seeks help has to be turned away and go back to violence. Today, the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner warned that the women's safety sector is already buckling, and she said that, when there's an increase in reporting, frontline services need more support to meet increased demand. When will the Albanese government commit $1 billion per year to properly resource frontline services?