Safe Places Emergency Accommodation program
What are we doing? The Safe Places Emergency Accommodation program will deliver new or expanded emergency and crisis accommodation facilities for women and children experiencing…
Improve support and service system responses
Research on Fourth Action Plan priorities
What are we doing? Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) is managing a program of research to support an understanding of the Fourth…
National standards for sexual violence responses
What are we doing? The Commonwealth will work with key stakeholders including states and territories and experts in the sector to develop national standards for…
MensLine Australia’s Changing for Good program
What are we doing? The Australian Government has allocated $2.6 million over three years (2019-20 to 2021-22) under the Fourth Action Plan in support of…
Keeping Women Safe in their Homes program
What are we doing? The Australian Government provided $18 million over three years (2019-20 to 2021-22) under the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan…
Identification of service gaps for people of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status
What are we doing? The Commonwealth Government is working to identify gaps in the coordination and capability of supports for people with diverse sexual orientation,…
Faster access to payments and supports
What are we doing? Services Australia (the agency) explored options to provide faster access to payment and support for people affected by family and domestic…
Evaluation of the National Plan
What are we doing? Under the Fourth Action Plan, the Commonwealth Government will undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the National Plan. The evaluation will incorporate…
Evaluation of Our Watch
What are we doing? Our Watch is an independent, not-for-profit organisation established to drive nationwide change in culture, behaviours and power imbalances to prevent violence…
Enhancing data and reporting
What are we doing? Under the Fourth Action Plan, the Commonwealth Government will work with key statistical agencies, such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics…
DV-alert
What are we doing? Under the Fourth Action Plan, DV-alert will train about 18,500 health, allied health, educational, childcare and community support frontline workers to…
Dedicated men’s support workers in all Family Advocacy and Support Services
What are we doing? This initiative employs dedicated men’s support workers in all Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) registry and circuit locations. The support…
Co-location of State and Territory child protection and other officials in Family Law Court Registries
What are we doing? This initiative is piloting the co-location of state and territory child protection and policing officials in family law court locations across…
Additional Specialised Family Violence Services
What are we doing? The Australian Government provides around $5 million each year for Specialised Family Violence Services (SFVS) under the Family and Children Activity.…
Additional funding for 1800RESPECT
What are we doing? Under the Fourth Action Plan the Commonwealth Government will provide $64 million between 2019–20 and 2020–21 to fund 1800RESPECT. 1800RESPECT is…
Accredited training for sexual violence responses
What are we doing? The development and implementation of this package will build the capability and capacity of workers to recognise and respond to all…