QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:35): I thank the member for Bonner for her question. We know that she is one of the people—and I accept that it's right across the parliament here—who understand that violence against women and children is a national scourge. It shatters too many families.

It devastates too many communities. One life lost to violence is one too many. With advocates and frontline workers, we've worked hard to make a difference with better services and better laws.

We have seen some progress, but we know there is so much more to do. At last Monday's National Cabinet meeting, I put this on the agenda for the next face-to-face meeting so we can have a report back from states and territories about the progress that has been made as a result of the face-to-face special meeting of the National Cabinet that I convened during the last term to deal with these issues.

We are listening to experts, to frontline workers and to victim-survivors as we consult on the second National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children. That work is being led by the Minister for Social Services in partnership, particularly, with the Minister for Women in the other place. Since 2022, we have delivered a record $4.4 billion to tackle family, domestic and sexual violence.

There have been 1,400 organisations funded, helping almost half a million Australians. We've made the leaving violence payment permanent, helping nearly 20,000 people, who have been assisted to leave a violent situation. Ten days paid domestic and family violence leave is now law.

We've recruited over 500 new frontline domestic, family and sexual violence workers. This was a commitment that I made as Leader of the Opposition during the term in which I held that office. And we've invested $1 billion in more crisis and transitional accommodation for women and children fleeing family and domestic violence.

Given that so much violence does start online, our social media ban for under-16s, along with restricting AI nudify apps and stalking tools, is important here. But there will be more to do as AI continues to become more widespread. This is a challenge for all of us as decision-makers, but, importantly, it's a challenge for all of us as a society.

Men have an important role to play in supporting women and children in this situation and in calling out behaviour from fellow men. We all have a part in addressing this issue and in taking action. Every one of us must work together to end violence against women and children and towards a future that is better, safer and without violence, which will be a better society for all of us.