Mark Dreyfus said actions that need to be taken to address domestic violence have already been identified.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus ruled out holding a federal royal commission into domestic violence, saying the government should instead focus on implementing policies it has already identified.
The attorney-general said Labor had committed $2.3 billion in measures since coming to office, had a national plan to counter violence against women, and had commissioned the Australian Law Reform Commission to look at the justice system’s response to sexual violence. “I think we’ve actually identified a whole range of actions already that need to be taken, and I think what we probably can say is that we need to be working harder on the kinds of actions that have already been identified,” he said.saying men needed to step up, as there was a crisis of male violence after the Bondi stabbing attack, comments which he repeated on Saturday.
“One of the things we need to look at is whether or not the current arrangements we’ve got for things like apprehended violence orders domestic violence orders that seek to restrict potential perpetrators are in fact enough, are the right measure.”Pressure is growing for further government action on domestic violence, following the alleged murder of Molly Ticehurst in the NSW town of Forbes this week.
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