The federal government aims to reduce the number of women killed by their intimate partners by 25 per cent each year, under a five-year plan launched by Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth today.
The government will also establish a national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family safety, under what it described as the first dedicated action plan for Indigenous Australians — a three-year plan also released today.
The government has also set a target to increase the understanding of violence against women across the community, saying ending violence means changing community attitudes.
The plan also highlights actions to improve police responses and the justice system to support victim-survivors, and to improve access to housing for women and children facing violence, as well as supporting women to stay in their own homes when they choose to.
The plans say that corporate Australia has a role to play in recognising when customers are experiencing violence, and that specific companies — including financial services, utility providers, social media companies and online dating apps — need to prevent abuse through their products.
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