Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Emergency Management) Share this | Hansard source

The government appreciates greatly the work that has been done through the committee that Senator Cox contributed to with such distinction and that I understand was chaired by Senator Scarr. We appreciate that the statistics and experiences of First Nations women in relation to violence are unacceptable and need to be addressed. It's on that basis that an action plan has been developed and agreed with First Nations women as part of the national plan to end violence against women. The government has a continuing commitment to work with First Nations women to improve this in a collaborative way that meets their needs and their priorities.