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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Karen , 2450  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:07:55 +1000
Doug , 5700  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:06:36 +1000
"This is an immediate priority for attention!!!!!"
Lee , 1630  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:06:29 +1000
Chris , 2234  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:04:44 +1000
Diana , 5174  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:02:43 +1000
David , 2481  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:02:23 +1000
"I care,"
Olayinka , 3130  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:02:21 +1000
"As a woman, I have lived in fear of sexual violence since I was 12 and a man – a complete stranger – walked up and grabbed my budding breast as I was walking home from school. Since then, I’ve been accosted many many many times. Not all cases were menacing but they added to the feeling I was a piece of meat to a sizable proportion of men in the community. I also heard sexist things from other men, even rape jokes. As a result, I walk with keys in my fingers, I’m afraid of going out in the dark alone, I feel scared when I am on a beach alone or have to walk through an empty park. I feel angry about this, and scared for my young daughters. I’ve lived in wester Europe, and the level of sexual abuse on the streets is almost 0. Australia should get to that."
Nizza , 2023  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:01:01 +1000
Sherrie , 4798  /  signed 2022-09-15 18:00:45 +1000
Rachel , 5235  /  signed 2022-09-15 17:57:27 +1000
"We have seen how the previous Government did nothing to make women feel safer, both at Parliament House and in the general community. Please ensure that you fund this National Plan to prevent more women being assaulted, raped or killed."
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