Federal and state governments will pump an extra $4.7 billion into helping victims of domestic violence, including boosting legal aid funding and pay for frontline workers.
National cabinet on Friday agreed to the funding increase, as well as additional work to track high-risk offenders and a state and territory review of alcohol laws.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
