This year’s budget papers include a separate budget women’s statement, a tactic it has used in the past to elevate a particular theme. The 2021-22 budget includes measures to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women with disability, and culturally and linguistically diverse women. – videoAn additional $26m will be provided to Family Violence Prevention Legal Services to improve support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Funding will be directed to improving the quality, capability and cultural safety of Indigenous and non-Indigenous family violence services. Funding for women’s legal centres will also be increased by $129m and children’s contact services will get an extra $101.4m.

Source: The Guardian May 11, 2021 09:56 UTC