Anthony Albanese's bizarre billion dollar crackdown on AI and deep fake porn ... trends now
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Anthony Albanese's new measures to help combat violence against women have been slammed as 'disgraceful' for ignoring the realities that women face when fleeing abusive relationships.
The Prime Minister has set aside $925million over the next five years to assist women leaving violent relationships as part of a broad plan to tackle the crisis - which sees one woman die in Australia every four days at the hands of their partner.
Under the scheme, women in danger will be eligible for a $5000 grant.
Speaking immediately after a National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mr Albanese also announced a plan to 'introduce legislation to ban the creation and distribution of deep fake pornography' in order to combat 'toxic male views online'.
'Violence against women is not a women's problem to solve. It is a whole of society problem to solve. Men in particular have to take responsibility,' he said.
Dr Jess Ison, researcher at La Trobe Rural Health School, told Daily Mail Australia that while eSafety and education for young people is crucial for long-term prevention, she questioned the move, calling it a 'Band-Aid solution to a complex problem'.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese convened a National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday to address violence against women
The Prime Minister is pictured at a protest calling for action to tackle the crisis
'What always concerns me in moments like this is that one or two things get funded and announced in a knee-jerk reaction, but there isn't the sustained and much bigger approach.
'There is no quick and easy fix, but sometimes it seems like the government thinks it can just throw money at it.'
Dr Kirsty Duncanson, a senior crime and justice lecturer, echoed the sentiment and questioned whether it was a 'misdirection to
