E&OE TRANSCRIPT
TELEVISION INTERVIEW
ABC NEWS AFTERNOON BRIEFING
MONDAY, 1 MARCH 2021

SUBJECTS:  Sexual Assault Allegations; Workplace culture in Parliament House.

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 
 
 

E&OE TRANSCRIPT
RADIO INTERVIEW
ABC NEWSRADIO
WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2021

SUBJECTS: Sexual assault allegations; Review into workplace culture at Parliament House. 

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

TIME FOR GOVERNMENT TO LEAD ON ADDRESSING DOMESTIC ABUSE
 

Today marks one year since the horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey. 
 

E&OE TRANSCRIPT
TELEVISION INTERVIEW
ABC NEWS AFTERNOON BRIEFING
MONDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2021

SUBJECTS:  Vaccine rollout, WA lockdown, climate change, Collingwood AFL club report on structural racism.

Labor will introduce into the parliament a private member’s bill to give Australian women access to 10 days of paid domestic violence leave.

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In Australia, on average one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner.

Almost 20 months after it was first announced, the Morrison Government has finally released the names of the organisations to receive funding from the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation Program.

One month ago, Luke Howarth Assistant Minister for Housing and Homelessness promised to announce which organisations will get funding from the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation Program “definitely within the next month”. Not a single announcement has been made since. Just crickets.

We have known for some time that people on temporary visas in Australia who are experiencing domestic violence have insufficient access to services and support. The revelations on ABC’s 7.30 last night show just how bad this situation has become during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liberal and Nationals senators today ignored substantial and compelling evidence and failed to back their own government’s legislation to provide better protection for Australians who take our small amount credit contracts and consumer leases.