1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Now on domestic and sexual violence. The government's taking another 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: look at a massive fund one point three billion dollars 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: that's set aside to deal with this. They have a 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: plan to prioritize fewer things and do them well instead. 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: The Minister of a Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence, 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Car Insure, is with us now morning, Karen. 7 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:16,959 Speaker 2: I'm wanting how are you going? 8 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: I'm very well, thank you. What are the things you 9 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: think you need to prioritize? 10 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 2: So yeah, this was off the back of the first 11 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: action Plan, of course, which we learned trying to determin 12 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: many things all at once and doing nothing well was 13 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 2: not working out for us. So we decided that we 14 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 2: needed to be more focused, more streamlined and working on 15 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: making sure that we're investing and commissioning well when we're 16 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: looking at these services across the sector, across agencies. We 17 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: spend one point three billion dollars in this area and 18 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: we need to make sure that every dollar is actually 19 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: making a difference in these people's lives, working towards in 20 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 2: that cycle of harm. We talk about generational harm here 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 2: and we need to step in and make sure that 22 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: it doesn't continue in our next generation has a bit 23 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 2: of chance at life. 24 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: Is it possible that you might cut some spending out 25 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: of this fund. 26 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: It's not looking about cutting the spending, it's looking about 27 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: making sure that that spending is making a true change 28 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 2: and making sure that we're actually measuring the outcomes of 29 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: that change. So that was an important part of this plan. 30 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: How do we measure what good looks like so that 31 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 2: in a few years time when we're looking back, we 32 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: actually know that we've made a change. 33 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: Are we seeing any improvement because this fund has been 34 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: around for a little while. Now we see any improvement 35 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: from it yet, probably. 36 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: Not as much as we would have liked, But that's 37 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:56,919 Speaker 2: because I think agencies haven't worked together as well as intentions. 38 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: But now every agency minister is on board. We've aligned 39 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 2: this plan with other agencies approaches as well, so we're 40 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: all on the same page, and we've aligned it with 41 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 2: our government priorities around reducing child youth offending and reducing 42 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: violent crime. But also the other important part of this 43 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 2: plan is it's about having a proper discussion. It actually 44 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:27,119 Speaker 2: includes sexual violence in this plan because that's a scourge 45 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: on our society that we don't talk about often enough, 46 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: that causes real harm and long term issues for people 47 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: in this country, Karen. 48 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: Are those boot camp kids still behaving themselves? 49 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: Oh yep. And I'm actually really proud of what the 50 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: young people who are out in the community trying to 51 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 2: change their lives around are actually doing. They're working really 52 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 2: hard with their family to turn that corner and I 53 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 2: wish them well. 54 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, thanks very much, Karen, really appreciate that. Karen, You're 55 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: the Minister for Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence. 56 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 57 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 2: News Talk Set B from six am weekdays, or follow 58 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.