Tribune’s note

Garth Hamilton (LNP) used the adjournment debate on 28 May to speak on domestic violence, framing it as a community safety issue that transcends partisan divides [TA-260528-house-f5e69c44cc32:s075]. His central practical concern was the under-resourcing of regional services: he cited Amanda Dalton's women's crisis shelter in Toowoomba as a specific example of frontline infrastructure that is not receiving adequate support [TA-260528-house-f5e69c44cc32:s075].

He also drew attention to the work of community advocate Tony Rehn, whose efforts to engage men in prevention programming Hamilton presented as a model for addressing the demand side of family violence [TA-260528-house-f5e69c44cc32:s075]. Hamilton opened by acknowledging the member for Lingiari's contributions to the issue, and situated his remarks within a bipartisan tradition — citing Peter Dutton's stance and Julia Gillard's 2011 National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children — signalling that he sought constructive rather than adversarial framing [TA-260528-house-f5e69c44cc32:s075].

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HansardADJOURNMENTGarth HamiltonThursday 28 May 2026