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The Coalition has promised to create a national register that shares information on domestic violence perpetrators across state and territories and make it illegal to threaten partners with phones or computers.
The $90 million announcement aims to put further focus on prevention, early intervention and crisis response, as Dutton aims to lean into his experience with being tough on crime and protecting Australians.
The Coalition has pledged $90 million to address family and domestic violence across Australia.Credit: Getty
A string of promises includes creating tough new bail laws and making it an offence if people use mobile phones or computer networks to make an intimate partner or family member fear their personal safety.
The announcement also proposes lifting the threshold for fast-track property settlements in the family law courts, so that separating couples with an asset pool of up to $1.5 million can resolve matters that do not involve children quickly and fairly.
Federal Labor will boost mental health support for men in a $32 million bid to break the stigma around seeking support.
The funding aims to help men as Movember statistics reveal they are three times more like to take their own life than women, two in three men forego health support due to gender stereotypes and half believe avoiding health check-ups is normal.
Federal Labor has pledged $32 million to support men’s mental health.Credit: Getty Images
$11.3 million of the funding will be allocated to Movember to provide men’s health care training to primary health care workers. $20.7 million will also be invested in grassroots initiatives that support men’s mental health.
This includes $8.3 million to support another two years of Men’s Shed Initiatives, $3 million to Healthy Male to support the delivery of preparing men for fatherhood, $2 million to the Black Dog Institute and another $7.4 million to Movember’s joint program with AFL “Ahead of the Game”.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the federal election.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is in Hobart, Tasmania this morning and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Western Australia.
As always, their movements remain a mystery but stay with us for updates on the election.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail on Wednesday.Credit: James Brickwood, Alex Ellinghausen
