Australians ‘frustrated’ about levels of domestic and sexual violence [Video]

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says Australians are “frustrated and angry” about the unacceptable levels of family, domestic and sexual violence in the country.

“It is absolutely unacceptable that we are seeing the levels as they are,” Ms Rishworth told Sky News Australia.

“From the beginning of becoming Minister, one of my first jobs was to work with states and territories to put together our national plan to end violence against women and children.

“That is signed up by both the Commonwealth and the states and territories.

“That’s been accompanied by an action plan and $2.3 billion of investments in programs and responses to domestic, family and sexual violence.

“That is a record amount of funding put in to back our plan up.”

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