Mrs McINTOSH (Lindsay) (09:15): Our shared commitment is to end family violence. It happens in every community. I've had women coming into my office, sitting in my boardroom, trembling, scared and not wanting to leave. Every single day, four hardworking frontline service providers respond to families just like this, fleeing crisis. Successive state and territory governments and the federal government invest in the goal of ending family violence, yet the change we seek still eludes us. Still, these women come to our—members of parliament's—boardrooms, asking, pleading for help. The incidence of family, domestic and sexual violence remains Australia's national shame. The statistics tell us it is getting worse, not better. We know that many incidents are unreported. Violence against women remains the leading preventable cause of death, disability and illness for women aged 15 to 44. In the past year alone, 35 women have been killed and 55 children have lost their mothers. It is the main driver of homelessness for women and children. Can you just imagine those women and children escaping violence, and then having nowhere to go? It is a national crisis, and the figures are confronting. One in three Australian women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15. One in six have suffered sexual or physical abuse from a partner. One in two have been sexually harassed. In 2023-24, police charged more than 90,000 Australians with family violence offences, a three per cent increase in just one year. As I said, it's getting worse, not better. Indigenous women remain 33 times more likely to be hospitalised for family and domestic violence related injuries than non-Indigenous women. The human cost is near impossible to measure, and the economic cost now exceeds two per cent of our GDP. Then we have the commissioner's message. Tabled today, the annual report of the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission is expected to champion a child centred approach to all policy decisions; a sharper focus on implementation; clear coordination across government; stronger, clearer responses to sexual violence; a genuine focus on men and boys in prevention; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership in local responses. There is plenty of research, and there have been many inquiries. What is needed now is greater coordination, consistency and courage to end the scourge of family violence across our country. It is a picture of a nation in pain. There is the ten-year National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 that will require states and territories to be united if we are to turn this tide. In New South Wales, police are called to a domestic violence incident every four minutes—not every four hours. In Queensland, more than 200,000 call-outs occurred last year, up sharply, and officers report that as much as 90 per cent of their workload is now family violence related. In Victoria, there were 104,786 incidents, around 10,000 more than the year before and the highest on record; it is getting worse, not better. In Western Australia, there were 40,000 offences, with a restraining order breached every 44 minutes. In South Australia, offences are up 13 per cent and the murder rate has increased 69 per cent year on year. In the Northern Territory, assaults have risen 20 per cent since June 2024 and eight women have been killed. Tasmania has seen a 45 per cent increase in reports. In the ACT, family violence assaults have increased by 12 per cent. In regional and remote Australia, with isolation, distance and fewer services, there are additional challenges to overcome. There are systemic failures and delays. Promises have been made, with delivery falling short of expectations. The rollout of 500 new frontline workers to help women and children in crisis was delayed. In early 2025, only around 375 positions had been filled, many of them by converting part-time roles into full-time roles—this is extraordinary! In June 2024, in my electorate, we had to fight the government to ensure that the Penrith Women's Health Centre kept staff on. Those opposite can't deny this; they can't say, 'That's not right.' Governments are at fault. These funding allocation changes meant the centre would have needed to reduce its vital casework services, helping women and children in need, by 30 per cent. I am going to stand up for this because I'm seeing those women come into my boardroom, in my office, escaping violence and desperate for someone to help them. We almost lost a key family and domestic violence support worker in my community, which, as I said, has alarmingly high rates of domestic violence. But, with strong community support and advocacy to the minister, we made sure the services remained. The $3.9 billion rapid review funding, announced last September, was described as urgent, but it did not reach frontline services until July this year. Meanwhile, community legal centres across this country are turning away 1,000 people every single day. Crisis payments for released prisoners are processed three times faster than payments for women fleeing domestic violence. These are not statistics of progress. We must do better as a nation. This government must do more. And we must understand the drivers of violence. This is not only about what happens behind closed doors but also about the structures that fail to open them. There is also the cumulative and intergenerational impact of harm. Delivering improvements in prevention, early intervention, response and recovery falls to every single one of us, and on this we stand steadfastly united. In government, the coalition invested $5.5 billion in women's safety, economic security and health. The coalition delivered the escaping violence payment, helping women and children leave abusive homes. The coalition expanded the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation Program, giving survivors somewhere to go. The coalition launched the original National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children 2010-2022, and we began work on the second national plan—completed under this government—and a plan to end violence in one generation. There are future directions that require principles and promises to be kept. The opposition is currently reviewing its policy platform, but our principles remain clear: national consistency in data and law enforcement across states and territories; modern laws addressing technology facilitated abuse and coercive control; prevention and early intervention through education, schools and community engagement; safety and recovery, with more crisis housing and targeted financial assistance; and accountability through stronger bail, sentencing and monitoring regimes. The opposition leader has been clear about continuing the coalition's bipartisan commitment to addressing family and domestic violence. In her first address to the Australian Press Club, earlier this year, she committed to never letting domestic and family violence fall down the list of priorities. She said: We need new approaches, stronger partnerships, greater resources, and absolute resolve. We must never allow this issue to drift down the agenda. Every woman should be able to walk home without fear. Every man must take responsibility for the culture he helps create. Men's health policy is women's safety policy. Prevention must involve men and boys because ending violence against women is not just about protecting women; it's about reshaping the society that produces perpetrators. Australia has had inquiries, commissions and royal commissions—in Victoria and South Australia and nationally. There have been countless reviews, strategies and pilot programs. We can and must move beyond the cycle of announcement, inaction and consultation and instead move to effective implementation. Australia has 7.6 million families; one in five is led by a single parent. For every woman affected by family violence, there are children who watch, listen and remember. The trauma they carry seeps into classrooms, workplaces and relationships for generations. We know that children who witness violence are at a higher risk of becoming victims or perpetrators themselves. Breaking that cycle requires early intervention, not late-stage crisis responses. It means investing in parenting support, school based education, counselling and community mentorships. It means ensuring that children have access to safety, stability and support, not statistics and slogans. There is a road ahead. We need to fund frontline services on time, force stronger penalties for repeat offenders and ensure that no woman is told there isn't emergency accommodation available tonight for them and their children. It means holding governments—all governments—to account for the number of lives saved and the number of lives lost. We don't need to continue to tally the number of reviews and reports; we've got enough. Every four minutes, police respond to a family violence call. Every week, a woman dies. It's now time to prioritise action over announcements and deliver the strategy or framework that will change the tide and increase safety. I want to thank every Australian who is dedicated to ending family violence: the advocates and services in each and every one of our communities. The coalition looks forward to delving into the detail of the report of the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner and to hearing the progress in the delivery of programs and services that contribute to ending this dreadful scourge. Every woman and child across our country deserves to be safe, and it is our job to protect our citizens.