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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1283 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 November 2020 by Hon Robin Scott

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES

1283. Hon ROBIN SCOTT to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence:

I refer to the tragic death of a 54-year-old woman in the remote Aboriginal community of Wanarn on Monday and reports that she died as a result of family violence at the hands of her abusive partner.

(1) Does the McGowan government have any plans to repurpose the three-quarters of a billion dollars to be spent on enhancing Aboriginal wellbeing to tackle family violence and alcohol abuse?

(2) Does the government stand by its policy of avoiding intervention and instead, and I quote, will ''build the resilience and capacity of Aboriginal communities through a partnership model''?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) This government has consistently demonstrated its commitment to tackling family violence, starting with the appointment of Western Australia's first Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence. As part of the WA recovery plan, the McGowan government has invested around $23 million to address family and domestic violence, in a package that will employ additional domestic violence outreach workers across Western Australia and significantly strengthen responses to police call-outs. This COVID-19 response comes on top of more than $50 million in additional investment by the McGowan government to keep family and domestic violence victims safe and hold perpetrators to account.

(2) The government stands by its policy positions in relation to both the prevention of family and domestic violence and working with Aboriginal communities.