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South Australia Releases Domestic Violence Royal Commission Report as Government Backs Initial Reforms

The inquiry finds a fragmented, crisis-driven system lacking clear leadership.

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South Australia's Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence has handed down 136 recommendations that advocates say provide a "blueprint for transformational change" within the sector.
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas, royal commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja, and SA minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Katrine Hildyard. (AAP Image/Abe Maddison )
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Overview

  • Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja handed down a 667-page report with 136 recommendations, alongside a 111-page Voices compendium of survivor testimonies.
  • The state has accepted seven recommendations, including creating a standalone ministerial portfolio and developing a five-year strategy, with a full response pledged by year’s end.
  • Initial actions include a 24/7 crisis phone line and plans to regulate home delivery of alcohol, with broader measures to be costed with Treasury.
  • Key recommendations call for elevating the domestic, family and sexual violence function within South Australia Police and mandatory training for all officers.
  • The inquiry drew more than 5,000 contributors and over 380 submissions, and advocates urge sustained funding and lived-experience involvement to implement the blueprint.