Where's the government on domestic violence?

Abstract

A year ago today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged his government would treat the battle against domestic violence as a matter of national security. A year on, new threats have taken centre stage. The scourge of domestic violence remains, but it is disappearing from policies designed to keep Australians safeAs a policy area, domestic violence doesn't come with big guns blazing (quite literally) as foreign threats to our national security do. But there is equivalence in the damage wrought. And history holds important lessons in how government approaches can be reimagined. Show more