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Central Queenslanders are being short-changed on $2.5 million of domestic violence funding, according to the LNP who say the region will receive only 8.1 per cent of the state’s total.
The funding was issued by the Prevention for Domestic and Family Violence, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Women’s department under the “Responding to COVID-19 in the sexual domestic and family violence sectors grant program.” Minister for Family and Domestic Violence Shannon Fentiman. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled
Minister Shannon Fentiman announced this week 23 programs across Queensland would share in the $2.5 million.
“Over the past 12 months many in our community have stayed home to protect themselves from COVID-19, yet we know that for so many across our state home is not the safe space it should be,” Minister Fentiman said.
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Push to fast-track domestic violence laws after âhorrorâ killing
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New laws to better protect victims who are beaten, raped and financially controlled by abusive partners are at least a year away.
A major review is underway into the way the criminal justice system deals with victims of sexual and domestic violence, headed up by former Court of Appeal judge Margaret McMurdo.
Brian Johnston is accused of the murder of his estranged wife Kelly Wilkinson.
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The taskforce, charged with drawing up legislation to criminalise coercive control, will report back to the government by October.
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