Greens senator Larissa Waters urges the government to act over the "weaponising" of child support. Video by AAP. For support contact: 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).
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00:00There are some very easy fixes to the child support system.
00:04The government just a month ago announced that National Cabinet would look into how
00:09child support can be weaponised by perpetrators of family violence.
00:13That's very welcome but the answers are in this report as to how it can be fixed
00:18and we are urging the government to set a timeframe on those investigations
00:23and then to urgently pass reforms.
00:25We have an election coming soon and we already have a government that frankly
00:29is lacking courage in a number of areas.
00:31We want them to find their courage and to help women who are escaping violence
00:36to not descend further into poverty.
00:38The time to do that is now and we urge the government to get on with that job.