The administration is taking action on the issue. - Australia takes action against female abuse.
In response to the increasing violence against women in Australia, the government is taking action to support females trying to leave abusive relationships. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently characterized the issue as a "national crisis," noting that 27 women have already been killed in the country at the start of this year, nearly twice as many as in the same period last year. This led to large protests across the nation against gender-based violence.
Following a meeting among the heads of governments from all Australian states and territories, Albanese unveiled a 925 million Australian dollar (560 million euros) initiative called "Leaving Violence." This program will enable victims of domestic violence to get around 3,000 euros in emergency funds to help escape their situation. Additionally, laws prohibiting deepfake pornography are set to be enacted, making it a criminal offense to distribute pornographic material created through artificial intelligence. This would mainly cover content containing violent or misogynistic themes. According to Albanese, "Such content is extremely harmful to women and girls and there must be no tolerance for it."
Albanese emphasized the need to make it harder for children to access pornographic materials as well. In Australia, a woman is typically killed by her partner or a male acquaintance every four days on average. "Men need to change their behavior. We have to change the whole culture," he commented on Monday.
On Sunday, a 35-year-old man was charged with the murder of a 30-year-old woman in Western Australia. Only weeks earlier, three women met their end in the city of Ballarat, north of Melbourne, due to violence related to their gender. A 40-year-old man committed a massacre in a shopping center near the renowned Bondi Beach in Sydney on April 16th, during which six people were killed, including five women. The man's father later revealed that his son was frustrated due to his inability to maintain relationships.
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Source: www.stern.de
