Anthony Albanese announces new $5000 payment: What Aussies need to know trends now
Anthony Albanese held an urgent national cabinet meeting on Wednesday after declaring violence against women a 'national emergency' following the alleged murders of 27 women across Australia this year.
Following crisis talks, the Prime Minister announced the permanent establishment of the Leaving Violence Payment to assist people experiencing intimate partner violence with the financial costs of leaving a violent situation.
'Those eligible will be able to access up to $5,000 in financial support along with referral services, risk assessments, and safety planning,' Mr Albanese said.
'This commitment builds on measures put in place by our government to help address financial barriers to escaping violence.'
Australia will also introduce legislation banning the creation and distribution of deep fake pornography and the sharing of sexually explicit material using technology such as artificial intelligence.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pictured) has announced those escaping domestic violence will be able to access a Leaving Violence Payment of up to $5,000
Citing growing concerns about the role of violent online content in normalising gendered violence, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland announced $6.5million in the budget for a pilot of 'age-assurance technologies' to reduce children's exposure to harmful material.
She announced a review, which will be done in collaboration with experts, with states and territories to examine options to reduce exposure to violent pornography.
'I'm well aware as a parent myself of two young girls there is a weight that parents are feeling about how to help their children navigate the online environment,' Ms Rowland said.
'Reducing this exposure to harmful and degrading pornography will better protect the women and children of Australia and we will have more to say about our plans to strengthen online safety.'
The government will also bring forward legislation in early August to outlaw the release of private information online with an intent to cause harm, known as doxxing.
Mr Albanese said while the possibility of stricter bail conditions for violent offenders was a point of discussion during Wednesday's meeting, any changes to bail laws would be led by states and territories.
'What I heard from the premiers and chief ministers is the commitment to best practice, to examine what works, and they will work in a co-ordinated way to look at how they can deal with issues like our laws,' he said.
The financial support comes alongside referral services, risk assessments, and safety planning which will receive $925million in May's upcoming budget (stock image)
A woman is killed by an intimate partner every four days in Australia, while one in three women has experienced physical violence since the age of 15.
Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin said she was pleased to have a unified conversation about the 'appalling' spate of deaths of women killed by their current or
