Advocates have welcomed the South Australian government's move to launch a royal commission into domestic and family violence.
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00:00 That pressure has come off the back of six South Australian women allegedly being murdered
00:05 in recent weeks, four of those occurring within just weeks, within just one week.
00:12 We have seen domestic violence campaigners and thousands of South Australians take to
00:16 the streets of Adelaide calling for a Royal Commission.
00:20 Yesterday the government held a roundtable discussion.
00:24 There were at least a dozen domestic violence protection, prevention groups.
00:30 Rosie Bathey was one of those, 2015 Australian of the Year.
00:34 She said that an inquiry would transform the system and save lives.
00:40 She said doing nothing would be failing too many people.
00:44 Premier Penny Malinowski said the government was satisfied that there was a need for a
00:54 Royal Commission.
00:55 He wants to see that Royal Commission be complete within 12 months of its starting.
01:00 Advocates have said that it's actually been quite difficult to get the government to commit
01:05 to an inquiry, but they have said that they are pleased with the government's decision.
01:10 Victim survivors and our frontline workers have been telling us that our system in South
01:16 Australia is not fit for purpose.
01:19 To be honest, we've had other inquiries.
01:23 There was the coronial inquiry into the murder of Zahra Abrahamsadeh at the hands of her
01:29 estranged husband.
01:30 It will be 10 years ago next year.
01:33 There was also a South Australian parliamentary inquiry in 2016.
01:39 They haven't brought about the change that we need to see.
01:42 Charles, what happens next?
01:46 The South Australian opposition, they're in favour of this Royal Commission.
01:50 It is expected to cost around $3 million.
01:55 Details around the terms of reference and who will be in charge of this Royal Commission
02:01 have not yet been detailed, but we should expect to hear those details by mid-February.
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