Attorney-general rules out royal commission into domestic violence

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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus ruled retired holding a national royal committee into home violence, saying the authorities should alternatively absorption connected implementing policies it has already identified.

Politicians including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Woman Katy Gallagher, Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth and Dreyfus volition be rallies against antheral unit successful cities crossed Australia implicit the weekend, spurred by the sidesplitting of 26 women successful the archetypal 114 days of the year.

Mark Dreyfus said actions that request to beryllium taken to code home unit person already been identified.

Speaking successful Ipswich successful Queensland connected Saturday morning, Dreyfus said the rallies reflected a precocious level of assemblage distress astir the fig of women who are dying astatine the hands of those who profess to emotion them.

The attorney-general said Labor had committed $2.3 cardinal successful measures since coming to office, had a nationalist program to antagonistic unit against women, and had commissioned the Australian Law Reform Commission to look astatine the justness system’s effect to intersexual violence.

Asked aggregate times if helium would see a royal commission, Dreyfus said the question of unit against women was 1 that had to beryllium dealt with done co-operation betwixt the national authorities moving with authorities and territory governments.

“I deliberation we’ve really identified a full scope of actions already that request to beryllium taken, and I deliberation what we astir apt tin accidental is that we request to beryllium moving harder connected the kinds of actions that person already been identified,” helium said.

Last week Dreyfus gave a code successful Melbourne saying men needed to measurement up, arsenic determination was a situation of antheral unit aft the Bondi stabbing attack, comments which helium repeated connected Saturday.

“We cognize much needs to beryllium done and successful part, it is astir men stepping up, that’s what I said successful my code past week. I’m going to support saying that men request to measurement up,” helium said.

“One of the things we request to look astatine is whether oregon not the existent arrangements we’ve got for things similar apprehended unit orders [or] home unit orders that question to restrict imaginable perpetrators are successful information enough, are the close measure.”

Pressure is increasing for further authorities enactment connected home violence, pursuing the alleged execution of Molly Ticehurst successful the NSW municipality of Forbes this week. Her erstwhile partner, Daniel Billings, had earlier been released connected bail contempt facing charges of raping and stalking her.

Ticehurst’s decease led home unit advocator Rosie Batty – whose lad was killed by his begetter successful 2014 – to call for a NSW royal committee into household violence.

Molly Ticehurst (left) and her accused murderer Daniel Billings.

NSW Premier Chris Minns will convene an urgent furniture meeting with experts including Batty. Meanwhile, Albanese declared helium was committed to stopping the “scourge of violence” and agreed it would beryllium discussed astatine the adjacent nationalist cabinet.

In a station to societal media connected Saturday morning, Albanese confirmed helium volition beryllium marching with women crossed the state to accidental capable is enough.

“Violence against women is an epidemic. We indispensable bash better,” helium posted to Instagram.

“Governments request to bash amended and arsenic a nine we request to bash better.”

Coalition spokesperson for migration Dan Tehan would not accidental if helium supported a royal committee into home unit but said it was important existing backing went to those that needed it successful a timely manner.

“In my electorate, immoderate of the groups that we met with are inactive waiting to get certainty connected precise very important backing successful this space,” helium said connected Saturday.

“The adjacent happening we evidently request to spot is [this] connected the nationalist furniture docket arsenic the fig 1 priority.”