Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Farrell. Does the Albanese Labor government acknowledge the fact that many Australian men are victims of domestic and family violence?

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Hanson, first supplementary?

Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

What actual physical, financial or legal support is the Albanese Labor government providing to men who are victims of domestic and family violence?

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

(—) (): I thank Senator Hanson for her question. The government takes the issue of domestic violence extremely seriously. As part of all the things that this government is doing in the social security space, we are ensuring that the issue of domestic violence is front of mind, which ensures that, as a government, we seek to address this issue. We don't seek to sweep the issue under the carpet. We acknowledge the seriousness of the issue. In every way that we can, through a range of projects, we seek to try and deal with the issue. It's a serious social issue. It's an issue that affects so many people. (Time expired)

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Senator Hanson, second supplementary?

Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You didn't answer the question; maybe you could answer this one. Statistics show that, while a woman dies every six days due to domestic homicide in Australia, a man dies every eight days due to domestic homicide, with the main perpetrators being women. This week's budget includes an additional $326.7 million for women's safety but none for men. Why is the Albanese Labor government not providing support and funding to adult male victims of domestic and family violence, when men make up 25 per cent of all domestic violence victims?

Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

(—) (): I thank Senator Hanson. I thought I answered your first question very, very directly. I don't know if I could have answered it any more directly than I did. The reality of the circumstances, unfortunately, is that women and children are far more likely to be victims of domestic violence. Even the figures that you've just read out to me demonstrate that fact. We don't support domestic violence, whether it's against a man or a woman or a child. We seek to address that serious social and community issue by injecting funds into those communities to try and resolve and reduce the level of domestic— (Time expired)