SENATOR JENNY MCALLISTER
SHADOW CABINET SECRETARY
SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE LABOR LEADER IN THE SENATE
SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMMUNITIES AND THE PREVENTION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
SENATOR FOR NEW SOUTH WALES
 

VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NEED ACTION FROM THIS GOVERNMENT NOT JUST WORDS
 

The national Women’s Safety Summit has ended but Australian women can’t afford for it to be the end of the government efforts to confront sexual, family and domestic violence.

Today more than 100,000 women and men attended rallies in 36 different locations across the country. My mum was one of them. She attended a march in Lismore. My mum has been waiting for a long time. She sang along to Helen Reddy's anthem 'I am woman' in the 1970s. I won't say that I didn't tear up a little when I arrived at the march on the lawns here and heard that song being played.

Senator Penny Wong and I met with Labor’s candidate for the seat of Bowman, Donisha Duff. A proud First Nations woman, Donisha has dedicated her life to improving the lives of others working in health, education and youth support.