4 years ago
LABOR WELCOMES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INQUIRY
LINDA BURNEY MP
Labor welcomes reports that the Government has followed our calls for the establishment of a new parliamentary inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence.
It is critical this inquiry urgently investigates what is needed to support women and children in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and can provide interim recommendations on this front.
It must also look into the role of the next National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children.
Violence against women and their children was a national crisis long before the COVID-19 pandemic – and the impact of the associated restrictions will affect rates of violence for a significant time.
Victims and survivors of domestic violence deserve the opportunity to have their voices heard.
It is critical this inquiry urgently investigates what is needed to support women and children in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and can provide interim recommendations on this front.
It must also look into the role of the next National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children.
Violence against women and their children was a national crisis long before the COVID-19 pandemic – and the impact of the associated restrictions will affect rates of violence for a significant time.
Victims and survivors of domestic violence deserve the opportunity to have their voices heard.