The Wire

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has condemned the Minister for the Status for Women, Kate Ellis, for her lack of action on the issue of domestic violence. Broderick has called for an urgent national plan to reduce violence against women and has accused the Government of stalling. It’s understood one in three women from the age of 15 will experience physical violence in their lifetime. A draft national plan against domestic violence is now under review by the Council of Australian Governments but it is unknown when it will be released.