Labor will deliver more than $70 million over three years in targeted funding to ensure those suffering from family violence can access critical services when they need them.

Labor will commit almost $50 million to frontline legal services, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, to ensure women suffering from family violence get legal support. The aim of this is to ensure, at least, that women facing court have access to appropriate legal services. 

We will also make an initial investment of $15 million in Safe at Home grants to help people affected by family violence stay safe in their own home.

In addition, Labor will invest $8 million in perpetrator mapping to look at the interactions across family violence, law enforcement, justice, child protection and related systems to help identify opportunities to prevent violence through information sharing. 

Labor’s plan has been developed in consultation with experts, academics and advocates like Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty.