Ms LEY (Farrer—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (09:11): I'm pleased to make this statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Lindy (Kimmy) Lucena. Dayna Isaac. Maria Williams. Wendy Sleeman. Rebekah Clewer. A 37-year-old unnamed woman in the Northern Territory. Anastasiia Slastion. Krystle Monks. Trish Lambourne. Janet Guthrie. Margarette (Marz) Smetheram. Jacqueline (Jacqui) Lee Purton. Hannah Pringle. Lisa Fenwick. Erin Mullavey. Elaine Naroldol. Emmerich Lasakar. Kerry Bodney. Lynne Wright. Heather Ball. Tatiana (Tania) Dokhotaru. Monique Lezsak. A 34-year-old unnamed woman in Western Australia. Marija Ivankovic. Kristy Armstrong. Amira Moghnieh. Kumanjayi Skeen. Christine Formosa Rakic. A 47-year-old unnamed woman from the Northern Territory. An unnamed woman in her 30s from Western Australia. Aleksandra Vergulis. Gypsy Satterley. Jessica Townley. Linda Kerr. Georgia Lyall. Joan Hobbs. Jean Morley. A 40-year-old unnamed woman from Victoria. Tiffany Woodley. Maree Vermont. Eleven-week-old Murphy Margaret Cox and her mother, Tayla. Drew Douglas. Lise Muliaga. An 87-year-old unnamed woman from Victoria. Katherine Safranko. Rebecca Collard. Heather Dean. Yu (Grace) Zhu. Krystal Marshall. Thi Thuy Huong Nguyen. Lillie James. Logee Osias. Alice Rose McShera. Deirdre (Dee) Folpp. A 44-year-old unnamed woman from South Australia. A 45-year-old unnamed woman from South Australia. Julianne Egan. A 39-year-old unnamed woman from South Australia. Jodie Jewell. Catiuscia Machado. I have been reading out names for over two minutes, and I have done this because I want the names of these women to be etched into our national record. I want these names to echo across this place and to be broadcast across our nation, because these are the names of women killed in Australia this year. These are the names of the women who have been murdered in our suburbs, in our schools and in our workplaces, found in bathtubs, in change rooms, in bins, in car parks. These are the names of women taken too soon. These are the names of sisters, daughters, mothers and dear friends. We have these names thanks to the good work being done by The RED HEART Campaign, various police reports and social media pages like Destroy the Joint and Counting Dead Women. But, sadly, Speaker, as you would also have heard, there are too many nameless women on this list. The reality is we know there are others—other women, other names, others who have silently disappeared who may be counted as missing persons or they may have just slipped through the cracks. So I did hesitate in compiling this list. In listing these names, I want us to recognise amongst this list and along with this list are the forgotten women. These forgotten women have disappeared. They have been taken away from us. These are the women yet to be found. These are the countless forgotten women dumped in bins, buried in bushland, hidden from view, their hopes and dreams snatched away. This is uncomfortable for us to face, but we have to reckon with this issue. We have to drag it out of the shadows, and we have to confront it, because what I can say without any hesitation is that too many women have been killed already this year. What I can say is this is a national crisis and not enough is being done about it. This is not a political statement. It is a social commentary. I make it as a woman, as a mother, as a leader and as an Australian. So, I say again: this is a national crisis and not enough is being done about it. Today, as we reflect the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we have to be honest with ourselves and honest with the community. The violence is not being eliminated. The violence is not slowing down. Women are still being killed. I note the minister is resolutely committed to this task. I note this entire building is committed to this task. We stand here as women in positions of leadership, and we appreciate the men who step up and take on this issue with us. I note the complete commitment of my leader, Peter Dutton, on this issue, as someone who has himself stood as part of the thin blue line that all too often is the only thing that separates women and children and the monsters that would seek to harm or kill them. And I know the toll this has taken on my colleague and my friend. I also do not doubt the Prime Minister's commitment either, and we have heard about his own lived experience this week. Yet we need more. We need men to hear these names, and we need men to hear our voices, because in the face of this challenge we can come together and we can eliminate this violence, but that starts with being brutally honest with ourselves. In recent weeks we have seen the sort of swift action we can take when confronted with a threat to the community and its safety, yet women are being killed almost daily and we're not seeing enough urgency and we're not seeing enough coverage. The names I have listed in this speech have been updated more than three times since it was drafted. This tells us everything we need to know. So, today, we recommit ourselves again to this task. But, today, that list grows longer and we're not doing enough. I thank the House.