Canberra, Nov 24, : On Tuesday, the Australian government announced that it would establish a new commission to end violence against children and women. The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission, which has received funding of A$22.4 million ($16,000,000) over five years, will be tasked to evaluate the effectiveness and develop policy to address violence against women.
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, one in six women has been victims to sexual or physical violence by a former or current partner.
The Commission was announced just before the Opposition Labor Party was due to announce its plan for appointing a commissioner to coordinate domestic violence prevention if they win the next election.
The government’s new national plan to reduce domestic, family, and sexual violence will be in effect in 2022.
Minister Marise Payne stated that the next National Plan would be an ambitious blueprint to end violence towards women and children, but that it must go beyond words.
“The new Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on accountability and evaluation frameworks against the National Plan in order to ensure that it delivers tangible actions that prevent violence, intervene quickly, and better support victim survivors.”
Labor’s plan calls for A$153.4 million to be spent over the next four-years on 500 workers to support women who are in crisis.Half of these workers would be located in rural and regional Australia.
The Labor’s family and domestic violence commissioner would report on the progress made in stopping violence each year.
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