GPS tracker use on DVO offenders could be expanded In the wake of two more high-profile family violence murders, a state is looking to expand the use of GPS trackers fixed to domestic violence offenders.
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Subscriber only Queensland is looking to expand the use of GPS trackers fixed to high-risk domestic violence offenders, while a Tasmanian trial found the technology can drastically cut assault and stalking rates. In the wake of two more high-profile family violence murders rocked the nation, Social Services Minister Anne Ruston said there needs to be talks with the states about how to enforce domestic violence orders.
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âVery big packageâ: $10 billion aged care boost at heart of federal budget
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The Morrison government will promise at least $10 billion over four years for aged care in the May federal budget, including allowing more people to stay in their own homes for longer.
When the final report of the aged care royal commission report was released last month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the governmentâs response would be at the heart of the budget.
Health Minister Greg Hunt, Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck and Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the release of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety final report.
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The Palaszczuk Government has flatly denied a federal claim that the states and territories are yet to spend $130m in additional domestic violence support funds provided in response to the pandemic.
Federal Social Services Minister Anne Ruston made the claim in response to a request by frontline domestic and sexual violence for a $150m top up to handle a spike in demand by women for support
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Minister for Women Marise Payne.
The Morrison government has outlined how it will overhaul its approach to dealing with workplace sexual harassment in its response to the [email protected] report.
Speaking in Canberra today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government would address all 55 recommendations put forward by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins in the [email protected] report.
“All 55 recommendations are either agreed wholly, in part or in principle, or noted when they are directed to organisations other than the Australian government,” Morrison said.
The [email protected] report, which was handed to the government in January 2020, was the result of a national inquiry established to identify ways to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.