Renee Carr

The Morrison Government has committed *zero* dollars of new funding for the specialist domestic violence services that so many rely on.

Women’s safety is not getting anything like the funding it needs, especially during this crisis. Let’s call on the Morrison Govt to do more.

On behalf Fair Agenda Renee Carr shares a roadmap with Marise Payne, the new minister for women, about creating a more equal future for all women.

Show me the money.

Budget night: it’s the night you expect to hear funding commitments that reflect our government’s priorities.

Yesterday brought some long awaited good news for parents expecting new babies in the next few months, with Social Services Minister Christian Porter conceding that the government’s proposed cuts to paid parental leave won’t happen in this Parliament.

Since Prime Minister Turnbull took over the leadership last year, he has told Australians that he will treat family violence as a national priority.

A lot has changed since most of our mums were born.

At current levels of government funding, 2,800 women trying to flee domestic violence will have to be turned away from homelessness services this year.

Half a billion dollars – that’s how much funding Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced last week to start implementing the recommendations from the state’s Royal Commission into Family Violence.