WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT
The Federal Government has today finally committed to do something more to combat the scourge of domestic and gendered violence across the country.
Stopping short of a commitment like the $368 billion worth of money for the AUKUS submarine deal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised $900 million worth of funding to combat violence against women.
The $900 million will be spent over the next five years on the Leaving Violence Program, which will provide financial support for women fleeing violence, who “can receive financial support, safety assessments and referrals to support pathways.”
The funding was announced alongside a proposal for laws to combat violent pornography and children accessing pornography on the internet, as well as education programs aimed at preventing young boys and men from becoming offenders.
Further, needed measures have yet to be discussed, with a national moment of action seemingly, finally arriving.
While a step in the right direction, questions have been raised about why the government could only commit a single submarine periscope worth of funding to the scourge that has been sweeping the nation for far, far too long.
It’s been pointed out by government figures that those periscope do have nuclear power capabilities, and committing $368 billion to the military industry in solidarity with America and the United Kingdom, is just a little bit more important.
That eye-wateringly huge sum of money will net Australia the grand total of 8 submarines, in 2050 or something, and will probably delay any invasion from a global super power by like a day maybe.
It’s unknown if any of these 8 submarines will be able to do anything to stop women being murdered at an appalling rate (already at least 34 this year), but it’s believed that domestic violence activists need to pump way more money into the lobbying and start offering a few cushy consultancy jobs if the want to see the government commit to spending more money.
Anthony Albanese was unavailable for an official comment on the issue, simply telling us that he was the Prime Minister.
More to come.
