A major step toward creating safe environments for women has been taken by state, territory and federal leaders.
The draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children has been supported by ministers at all levels of government, with the final version to be released in October.
It will provide a decade-long strategy to inform the policy and service frameworks needed to address violence against women.
Ministers responsible for women and women’s safety met face-to-face for the first time under the new government to canvas the plan in Adelaide on Friday.
Minister for Women Katy Gallagher described the meeting as productive and said the national plan was an important priority in ending violence against women….