Australian advocacy groups push for government investment to stop sexual violence

A safety summit to be hosted by Scott Morrison was delayed due to Covid but calls are intensifying for immediate action to protect women

A coalition of advocacy groups has intensified calls for Australian governments to increase investment in preventing sexual violence and supporting victims, and adopt a greater focus on intervention for perpetrators.

The prime minister was supposed to host a women’s safety summit that would have opened on Thursday, but the event has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak that forced 14 million people into lockdown.

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