Commitment to hire domestic violence support workers set to fall well short of promise
ABCIn short: 63 domestic violence support workers have been hired across the country, well short of a commitment from federal, state and territory governments. 63 domestic violence support workers have been hired across the country, well short of a commitment from federal, state and territory governments. A commitment from the federal, state and territory governments to hire hundreds of frontline service and community workers to support people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence is set to fall well short of the agreed target. The data comes from the Department of Social Services, which has for the first time released information on how many domestic violence support workers have been hired, after federal government ministers and some state governments previously refused to provide such information.
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