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Keep up to date with everything that is happening under the National Plan, including announcements and events.
New Action Plans to guide us towards a violence-free future for women and children
Women’s safety is a national priority and the Australian Government is providing the focus and national leadership needed to deliver change. Today we release the…
National Plan Consultation Reports
Broad consultation has been undertaken to inform the development of the draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 (National Plan). Consultation…
1800RESPECT Procurement
1800RESPECT Procurement The Department of Social Services conducted a two-stage open competitive procurement to secure a service provider to deliver 1800RESPECT, the national telephone and…
National Summit on Women’s Safety, 6-7 September 2021
With the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010–2022 soon coming to a close, development of the next National Plan is…
COAG Women’s Safety Council
The Women’s Safety Council (the Council) will drive national progress in reducing violence against women and their children. Established by the Council of Australian Governments…
2017–18 Annual Progress Report
The 2017–18 Annual Progress Report of the Third Action Plan 2016-19 of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010–2022 has…
Fourth Action Plan endorsed by COAG
On Friday 9 August 2019, the Council of Australian Governments endorsed the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and…
Announcement of Commonwealth Contribution to the Fourth Action Plan
On 5 March 2019, the Australian Government announced a $328 million package to reduce violence against women and children. This represents the Commonwealth’s contribution to…
The Fourth Action Plan 2019-2022 consultations
The Commonwealth Government is leading the development of the Fourth Action Plan 2019-2022 of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children…
Open tender for the development and promotion of a local government domestic and family violence prevention toolkit
The Australian Department of Social Services has published an open tender to engage a supplier to develop and promote a local government domestic and family…
2015-16 Annual Progress Report
The 2015-16 Annual Progress Report of the Second Action Plan 2013-2016: Moving Ahead has been released. Over the past 18 months, there have been unprecedented…
ABC Regional and 1800RESPECT partnership to help women in times of disaster
1800RESPECT in partnership with the Gender and Disaster Pod have produced a community service announcement (CSA) to raise awareness of the increased risk of gendered…
Third Action Plan launched
On 28 October 2016, the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, launched the Third Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against…
COAG Summit to address violence against women and their children:
Connect.Act.Change The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) will host a National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children in Brisbane on 27 and…
New divorce and separation money tools from ASIC’s MoneySmart
A relationship breakdown changes many aspects of your life, including your finances. It is a time when you need to make many decisions about your…
A platform for action report published
A new report, A platform for action is now available. The report outlines the discussions from the first national roundtable on responding to violence against…
Expanded Family Safety Pack
The Family Safety Pack is now available in 46 languages. This pack aims to address violence against women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds by…
Release of the Final Report of the COAG Advisory Panel on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children
The final report of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Advisory Panel on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children was provided to COAG on…
Towards the Third Action Plan
The Third Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 (the National Plan) is currently under development and…
National Outcome Standards for Perpetrator Interventions
The National Outcome Standards for Perpetrator Interventions (national outcome standards) were endorsed by the Council of Australian Government (COAG) on 11 December 2015. To keep…
Women’s Safety Package
The Australian Government has announced a $100 million Women’s Safety Package to take action against family violence. This Package includes funding for developing innovative ways…
Hearing her voice: Kitchen table conversations on violence against culturally and linguistically diverse women and their children
Hearing her voice: Report from the kitchen table conversations with culturally and linguistically diverse women on violence against women and their children was released on…
Annual Progress Report 2014-15 released
The 2014-15 Annual Progress Report of the Second Action Plan 2013-2016: Moving Ahead (the Second Action Plan) under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against…
Launch of National Plan website
The National Plan website (as part of the wider National Plan communication strategy) was launched on 26 June 2015. The website was developed by Commonwealth,…