‘I have been there’: Albanese references own experience of family violence as he defends Labor’s record
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6GP6J)
PM faces crossbench questions in parliament about whether government is doing enough to address violence against women
Anthony Albanese has referenced a personal experience with family violence during a question time controversy about whether or not governments were acting fast enough to reduce risks and amid criticism about the tone" of his answers.
The personal reference surfaced as the prime minister faced two questions from independents timed to coincide with sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence - an annual campaign led by UN Women.
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