Coalition pledges an extra $328m to counter domestic violence

The Coalition has pledged an extra $328m over three years to fight domestic violence, with frontline services, safe places and prevention strategies to receive the biggest grants. The commitment is contained in the fourth action plan, released on Tuesday, the final stage of the 2010-22 national action plan decided by federal and state governments. In the foreword, Scott Morrison and ministers Kelly O’Dwyer and Paul Fletcher explicitly link the “scourge of domestic violence” to the government’s “first priority … to keep Australians safe and secure”.

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