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

They say for too long the focus has been largely on helping women and children who are hurt by violence, and not enough effort has been put into stopping the perpetrators from hurting them in the first place.

ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 25: Names of femicide victims are projected onto the Colosseum illuminated in red to honour women, who have been killed as a result of domestic violence, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Rome, Italy on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Baris Seckin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Source: Getty / Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images