Media Release
The Greens welcome the comprehensive In One Generation report from the National Women's Safety Alliance today, and are proud to support its 20 priority actions. The Greens are calling on all other parties to match their commitment to fully fund frontline services, eliminate violence against women and deliver economic security.
As stated by Greens deputy leader and spokesperson on women Senator Larissa Waters:
"The National Women's Safety alliance has shown that ending violence against women within one generation is possible, if there is genuine commitment and funding to make it a reality.
"There have sadly been 18 women killed by violence already this year. It's a national crisis and we need to treat it like one.
"The Greens are proud that our election policy platform backs the policy asks laid out by the In One Generation campaign and we call upon all other parties to commit to those policies too.
"The Greens have been fighting hard for progress on all these issues for decades alongside victim-survivors, activists and women's organisations.
"Our policy to end gendered violence calls for a self-determined National Plan for First Nations Women and Girls, $1 billion per year to fully fund frontline and prevention services for the life of the plan, $477 million for consent education, $10,000 Survivor Grants, and stronger, consistent national laws governing domestic, family and sexual violence.
"We will reform the family law system and double legal assistance funding so women can get the advice and representation they need to protect themselves and their children."
"We will help build a strong and trauma-informed workforce, and ensure frontline services, banks, teachers, healthcare workers, police and judges recognise and understand the dynamics of abusive relationships and how to help people affected by them"
"First Nations women, women from culturally diverse backgrounds, women in regional areas, older women, LGBTIQ+ women, and women with a disability are even more likely to experience violence and economic insecurity, and must be involved in the development and implementation of all policy responses.
"We will ensure that victim-survivors' guide all decisions made under the National Plan, and we will invest in behaviour change and recovery programs to help victim-survivors rebuild their lives."
