With Fiona Phillips MP and Jason Clare MP hearing from Ivan who spoke passionately about how finding safe and stable housing at Southern Youth and Families Centre, Illawarra.

I visited Blacktown Women and Girls Health Centre with Michelle Rowland MP and Jason Clare MP to hear about their work supporting women fleeing family violence.

Susan Templeman MP, welcomed Jason Clare MP and I to her electorate to visit the Women’s Cottage in Richmond. The Women's Cottage does incredible work support women and children escaping violence. The community has faced drought, flood, bushfires and covid. This has increased the prevalence, severity and intensity of violence. The workers at the Women’s Cottage have never been busier and local women have never needed them more. But like so many services across the country, government funding has not kept up with demand. Frontline workers are crying out for support. We have to do better and the federal government has a key role to play.

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.

I recently meet with some inspiring young UNICEF Australia Ambassadors at my office in Parliament House. 

I met with Kim O’Reilly who has bravely decided to share her story of domestic violence to help educate communities and better protect women and children. Kim wants football clubs to step up and make it clear to players and supporters that their club does not tolerate violence towards women.

On 15th June 2021, we unveiled the Women’s Wall in the Federal Labor Caucus Room. The wall celebrates and pays tribute to the contribution women have made to the Labor party. Wonderful to share this with my terrific colleagues. 

I joined Labor Leader Anthony Albanese MP, Senator Penny Wong, Jason Clare MP and Josh Burns MP to visit the Launch Housing team in St Kilda. Launch Housing East St Kilda do incredible work to create safety and security for the women who seek their help.

In Alice Springs, I met with family and domestic violence activist and 2020 NT Local Hero Shirleen Campbell and Maree Corbo from Tangentyere Council, with my NT colleague, Chansey Paech MLA.

Frontline workers from Cairns to Kempsey to Broome tell me their No 1 issue is finding safe and secure housing for women they're trying to help.