A summit in Sydney has drawn together interested parties from across the spectrum to discuss how to combat it.
The federal opposition has committed to change the law if they win government, with the the opposition spokeswoman for Preventing Family Violence, Linda Burney, telling the summit the Labor party agrees with the primary recommendation of the senate report.
Fellow Labor M-P Julian Hill is calling on the government to show courage and decency, and act on the issue.
He says a uniform, national approach is needed to fix the problem.
