National Plan to end gender-based violence

Violence is disproportionately experienced by First Nations Women, who are 11-times more likely to be killed due to family violence than non-Indigenous women, and 34-times more likely to be hospitalised because of the violence.

The fact that violence is still so prevalent in Australia, and the impact it has on women, children, their families and the community is a national issue on which we must act.

Under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 (the National Plan), the Australian Government has released the First Action Plan 2023-2027, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan 2023-2025 and the Outcomes Framework 2023-2032.

The National Plan describes how all areas of society need to work together over the next 10 years towards ending violence against women and children. The Action Plans outline government initiatives aimed at preventing, addressing, and responding to violence against women and children.

This includes increasing accountability for people who choose to use violence, as well as providing person-centred and holistic responses. The responses support victim-survivors through their recovery and healing. It also includes building the workforce and strengthening data collection systems.

You can find out more at:

• www.dss.gov.au/ending-violence
• The Safe from Violence website