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Labor Unveils Domestic Violence Policy Targeting Financial Abuse and Offender Monitoring

The policy includes legal reforms to curb financial weaponisation by abusers, $8.6 million for monitoring programs, and a $790 million women's health package.

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Overview

  • Labor's proposed reforms aim to prevent domestic violence perpetrators from exploiting tax, superannuation, and social security systems to harm victims financially.
  • The policy includes measures to stop abusers from accessing victims' superannuation after death and making them liable for coercive debts.
  • An $8.6 million investment will support electronic monitoring, ankle bracelets, and behavior intervention programs for high-risk offenders.
  • A $790 million women's health package seeks to improve healthcare access, reduce costs, and provide more choices for women.
  • The Coalition has yet to release its domestic violence policy but has promised to do so in the coming days, following prior announcements on combating date-rape drug imports.