$3b domestic violence effort has failed: report
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More than $3 billion spent over the past decade on a coordinated national strategy has failed to reduce family, domestic and sexual violence, according to a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry.
In 2009 state and federal officials agreed on a decade-long plan to reduce violence against women and their children, which led to the creation of the Our Watch organisation to prevent domestic violence, the âStop it at the Startâ awareness campaign and national support services such as 1800RESPECT.
On Thursday, Parliamentâs standing committee on social policy and legal affairs published a 471-page review of the plan that concluded it had not cut violence within relationships and against children.
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Qld to examine women in criminal justice system
By Naomi Neilson|15 March 2021
A task force comprising barristers, principal law officers and other legal experts will examine the experiences of women across the criminal justice system, led by the former Lawyer X inquiry commissioner Margaret McMurdo AC.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said that while the state has made “significant progress” towards preventing and responding to domestic, family and sexual violence, “we know there is more work to be done”. This included last month’s announcement to legislate coercive control under the task force’s initiative.
Ms Palaszczuk said the task force would continue to examine the issues faced by women when accessing the criminal justice system to improve the state’s responses.
Manager of the Occidental bar on Vulcan Lane, Patrick O Leary
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While there s relief on the streets, it s overshadowed by some people s belief the decision should have happened, or been announced, earlier.
The city moved to level 1 at midday, which was about 25 minutes after Ardern announced Cabinet s decision at a media briefing - but hours after Cabinet made an in principle decision last night.
Auckland resident Louise Ingles thought the government could have made moves faster to ratify its decision. I think given that we ve had no community cases it would have possibly been the decent thing to do, if they d got the legislation through in time. Especially with the America s Cup, she said.
Covid-19: Businesses surprised by instant change in alert levels Saturday, March 13, 2021 Katie Todd for RNZ
Aucklanders are free to mingle in large groups after the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a shift down down alert levels this morning.
While there s relief on the streets, it s overshadowed by some people s belief the decision should have happened, or been announced, earlier.
The city moved to level 1 at midday, which was about 25 minutes after Ardern announced Cabinet s decision at a media briefing - but hours after Cabinet made an in principle decision last night.
Auckland resident Louise Ingles thought the government could have made moves faster to ratify its decision.