States need to deliver on domestic violence workers, says federal government
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#6P1ES)
Target of recruiting hundreds of staff to tackle the growing problem has been missed by a large margin, minister warns
The federal government says states and territories need to deliver" on their pledges to hire 500 domestic violence workers after missing a June progress deadline by a substantial margin.
Labor pledged in opposition to fund 500 new community sector workers to support women in crisis". An October 2022 budget commitment, not long after Labor won government, pledged $169m for 200 workers to be employed in the 2022 and 2023 financial years, and 100 in 2024-25.
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