Leaders from all levels of government have reached a new deal to address violence against women. The National Cabinet has committed to a 4.7-million-dollar package to support frontline services that help protect women. But some say the government will need to go even further if it wants to do more than just keep the lights on.
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00:00Every year, community vigils over and over and over again.
00:16These horrific and disturbing deaths and vile violence must be prevented.
00:22But reaching a deal with the states and territories wasn't without its challenges.
00:26You can't just magic these workers up and those comments yesterday from Amanda were
00:32pretty unhelpful.
00:33Some lashed out after Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth accused them of breaking
00:37their commitment to hire more frontline workers.
00:40Despite the tension, states and territories agreed to match $351 million in federal funding
00:46for frontline services.
00:47There's a need to continue that funding and indeed even beyond the five years.
00:53The package will cost $4.7 billion over five years to prevent perpetrators from escalating
00:59their abuse, support children and young people exposed to violence, tackle how alcohol aggravates
01:05abuse and support frontline services like community legal centres.
01:09They're getting a funding extension but they'll have to wait until July next year to see the
01:13money.
01:14We're turning away people now and we're going to have to continue to do that.
01:18Legal funding isn't the only spot where governments are going to continue to be under pressure.
01:22National Cabinet's own review into how to best prevent violence against women called
01:26for restrictions on when alcohol can be delivered to homes.
01:29Today the group agreed to review how that could be implemented.
01:32Even just shifting back the hour of closing of alcohol retail from 11 o'clock to 10 o'clock
01:38makes a significant difference.
01:41A review of a review, but this time with some hope for action.