Tell the govt: fully fund women’s safety

Men’s use of gender-based violence is a crisis across the country. Yet governments are choosing not to properly resource life-saving family, domestic and sexual violence services.

Domestic and family violence services, sexual violence services, women's legal services - all play a vital role in supporting women's safety and wellbeing.

But right now government priorities and funding decisions mean that services aren't resourced to assist everyone that needs them. Every day violence services aren't fully funded is another day women are left in danger.

Enough is enough. We’re calling on governments to invest in a future where women can live, work and learn free from violence. A budget that ensures that a woman or girl who has been raped doesn’t wait months for trauma counselling support. A budget that ensures services have the capacity to respond to a man at risk of using violence. And importantly a budget that ensures any person subject to violence is supported to be safe and escape their abuser.

Join us by calling on the federal government to make women’s safety should be a non-negotiable at the heart of their budgets.

*If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, you can call Full Stop Australia on 1800 385 578.

 

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There are gaping holes in the safety net that should be in place for women affected by sexual, domestic and family violence. Funding is urgently needed across every part of the system. 

Join the campaign to show the Albanese Government we want women’s safety to be at the core of their budgets; and we want these services fully funded.

To Federal, State and Territory Governments, 

We call on you to ensure proper funding of specialist sexual, domestic and family violence services - to ensure everyone affected can access the support they need, and that perpetrators’ abusive behaviours are addressed.

Signed,

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Barb , 3280  /  signed 2023-04-25 00:19:40 +1000
Alexandra , 2099  /  signed 2023-04-24 13:07:12 +1000
"I was left HOMELESS at the age of 64 due to malfeasance of the law. The ex-husband had illegally transferred the marital property to a stranger. The judges illegally let the stranger keep the lot.

At the age of 64 a court judge illegally evicted me into the street – and I BECAME A HOMELESS PERSON"
Merilyn , 5159  /  signed 2023-04-24 00:43:27 +1000
"These figures are sickening, to think that this is happening in 2023. Somewhere our priorities for allocation of funds have become warped! It’s time to do something about it!"
Grainne , RG27 9GU  /  signed 2023-04-23 20:41:29 +1000
Kath , 2478  /  signed 2023-04-23 09:21:55 +1000
"I’m a 64 yr old female. Over my lifetime I have experienced pretty much all of the same problems that are STILL being experienced now.
A lot of lip service goes on but NOTHING ever changes"
Bodil , 0830  /  signed 2023-04-23 07:50:51 +1000
"Why can’t women and children be safe from violence?
Why is it an issue for any government, it should’ve been fully funded 100 years ago.
This is a human right."
Helen , 6162  /  signed 2023-04-22 08:41:08 +1000
"I can’t help but think if the situation were reversed and women were killing and injuring men at the same rate, something would have been done a long time ago"
Karen , 6015  /  signed 2023-04-22 00:33:00 +1000
Julie , 2537  /  signed 2023-04-21 20:24:39 +1000
Jessica , 6011  /  signed 2023-04-21 15:27:11 +1000
"This is one our most pressing issues, if we start now maybe our daughters, neices, granddaughters might live in a world where gender based violence is rare, brief and non recurring, or better still not an issue at all."
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