Domestic violence prevention programs will get a $328 million funding boost from the federal government as part of an ongoing national strategy to curb violence towards women.
The package includes $82 million for frontline services, $68 million for prevention strategies and $78 million for safe places for family violence sufferers.
The national sexual assault and domestic violence phone counselling service will get $62 million, while $35 million will go towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Minister for Women Kelly O’Dwyer says one in six women have experienced physical or sexual violence by a current or former partner since the age of 15.
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