Labor not protecting vulnerable, claims the LNP
THE State Labor Government has missed its own deadline to refresh a violence-against-women prevention plan, with the LNP accusing it of failing to protect vulnerable Queenslanders.
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THE State Government has missed its own deadline to refresh a violence-against-women prevention plan, with the LNP accusing it of failing to protect vulnerable Queenslanders.
The Queensland Violence against Women Prevention Plan 2016–22 was due to be refreshed late last year, but Prevention of Domestic Violence Minister Di Farmer said that the deadline had been extended.
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It comes after serial rapist Robert John Fardon was released earlier this month without supervision, and new police data has revealed there were 2113 reported rapes and attempted rapes in 2018 – up from 1407 in 2013.
The plan, developed with community consultation, completes Queensland’s policy framework for the prevention of violence against women and children.
It is also aimed at fulfilling the state’s commitments under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-22, while acting as a delivery mechanism for the Queensland Women’s Strategy 2016-21.
The plan’s actions were to be rolled out in a phased approach, with the Government to review and refresh it every two years – in 2018 and 2020.
Ms Farmer said the Government had implemented 95 of the 121 recommendations for government from the Not Now, Not Ever report and had invested $328.9 million over six years.
“In July 2018, we announced the development of a new, whole-of-government Sexual Violence Prevention Framework,” she said.
“The refresh of the Violence Against Women Prevention Plan will need to consider this work, and we have extended the deadline for the refresh in order for that to happen.
“It is critical that all our actions across government to address violence against women is aligned.”
However, Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington said it was a shocking revelation.
“Labor talks the talk, but doesn’t walk the walk when it comes to protecting vulnerable women and kids from domestic violence,” Ms Frecklington said.
Ms Farmer said the refresh would be released this year, along with the new Sexual Violence Prevention Framework.
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