Anti-violence advocates call for longer-term thinking from next federal government

Advocates are urging the next federal government to invest more into changing the behaviour and attitudes of perpetrators of domestic violence.

The Colosseum is lit up in red to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Source: Getty

Highlights

• Sometimes it's children who die at the hands of the people most responsible for their safety.
• No To Violence wants the national Men's Referral Service to receive ongoing investment
• Short-term behavioural change programs may not properly address fundamental attitudes towards violence.

Every nine days in Australia, someone kills a current or former partner. 

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