1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: As we told you about earlier in the week, we 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: know another Northern Territory woman has died after an alleged 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: domestic violence related stabbing on Monday. In a statement released 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: earlier in the week from the Northern Territory Police, a 5 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: spokesperson said that officers had received a report of a 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: seriously injured forty two year old woman at the local 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: clinic at lar Jamanu with a large crowd gathered. That 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: was about six twenty pm. The woman was declared deceased 9 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: a short time later after police arrived. It's believed that 10 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: she was stabbed with an edged weapon. Now the woman's 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: forty six year old male partner was arrested near by. 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: What we now know is that the fatal stabbing of 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: the woman in Larger Manu marks the seventh alleged domestic 14 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: violence related homicide in the Northern Territory since the start 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: of June. It is appalling, It is absolutely appalling to 16 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: think that that is happen here in the Northern Territory 17 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: and that things don't appear to be changing. Now, joining 18 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: me on the line to talk a little bit more 19 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: about the situation is why WC, a regional manager for 20 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory. Rachel uber Gang, good morning to you, Rachel. 21 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 2: Good minding Katie. 22 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: Rachel, it is harrowing. It is appalling. I can't even 23 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: think of the right words to say how incredibly sad 24 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: it is the situation that we're experiencing in the Northern 25 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: Territory right now around domestic violence. 26 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, Katie, I think well, I think you 27 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: said it best yourself. It is harrowing. It is appalling, 28 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: it actually is. There's no word, is there, Like, we 29 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: just can't even find the words to express just how 30 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: terrible this is. Yeah, it just sends such a ripple 31 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 2: effect through the whole community. Of course, the direct family 32 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: and friends are affected the most, and we express our 33 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: sincere condolences to all of them, and it's yeah, it's 34 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: just terrible. 35 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: Rachel. You and I have spoken before. What what needs 36 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: to be happening? What do you think we could be 37 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: doing in the Northern Territory right now to see some change. 38 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a good question, Katie. So I think what 39 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 2: I would really love to see now is that there's 40 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: a major increase in funding across the range and the 41 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: scope of domestic violence response activities, but also in the 42 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: prevention space as well. So from prevention right through to response, 43 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 2: there's lots of different programs and systems and elements and 44 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: I can't think of an area in the sector that's 45 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: not struggling and that can meet the demand. So we 46 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 2: need to see investment across the board. We really welcome 47 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: the new government's commitment to one hundred and eighty million 48 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: dollars at the funding. That's fantastic. It was great to 49 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 2: see the former government also announce that in the lead 50 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: up to the election, and then the colp agree and 51 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: to meet that as well. I think that really demonstrates 52 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 2: how important this issue is and that we have to 53 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 2: rise above the politics and addresses in a very holistic 54 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: and bipartisan way, so that one hundred and eighty million 55 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: dollars you really look forward to working with government to 56 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 2: ensure the plans are in place that keep the work 57 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: of the reduction framework and the action plans going. I 58 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: think what we're seeing at the moment is there's been 59 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: a lot of there's been a lot of research and 60 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: coordination and documentation of what needs to happen going forward. 61 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: What hasn't happened yet is the funding to get it going. 62 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 2: So that's the step that needs to happen. Next is 63 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 2: the funding investment to get it all going and in place. 64 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: Rachel. One hundred and eighty million. It seems like an 65 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: awful lot of money, but there are still calls for 66 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: needs based funding. Is one hundred and eighty million dollars 67 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: going to be enough for Do we still need some 68 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: additional support from the federal government. 69 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 2: Yes, we do still need some additional support from the 70 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 2: federal government. That one hundred and eighty million is really great, 71 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 2: and as I said, we welcome it, but additional funding 72 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 2: is needed as well. To give you an example of 73 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 2: where we're at, one of the programs that the YWCA 74 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: delivers is called Keeping Women Safe in their Homes. That's 75 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 2: the centralist security upgrades and safety planning for women and 76 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 2: children who are experiencing domestic and family violence. So we 77 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: can help with things like putting in sometimes CCTV cameras, 78 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: security screens, deadlocks on doors, fencing, that sort of that 79 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 2: sort of thing. And we're the only organization the Northern 80 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: Territory to deliver that program to high risk victims survivors, 81 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 2: and in the last financial year we can only we 82 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 2: could only deliver that program in Darwin. We know that 83 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: there's a need outside of Darwen and we hope that 84 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: in the future that will change. But in Darwen we 85 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 2: were only able to assist approximately fifty percent of the 86 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: families that came forward and asked for help. In this 87 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 2: financial year that has gone up and it's looking like 88 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: it's closer to seventy five percent. So I think while 89 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 2: we're still in this environment of not being able to 90 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: help everybody, then we have to keep calling for funding 91 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 2: so we can meet the need. And if I can 92 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 2: just point out quickly too, that from the federal government 93 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: there's been really positive increased investments in the areas of 94 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: housing and homelessness, and again we absolutely welcome that, and 95 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 2: those investments come much closer to acknowledging the need in 96 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: the Northern Territory. And what we're saying is a bit 97 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: like same acknowledgment in the domestic family sexual violence space 98 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 2: as well, acknowledgment of need backed up via an increased investment. 99 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: Right, Chillie, it must be really hard for you guys 100 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: that work in this space, knowing what works, knowing how 101 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: you can help people, and then not actually having the 102 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: funding to be able to do it. 103 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 2: I think Katie, it might be the hardest part, or 104 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 2: perhaps you know, one of the hardest parts, like when 105 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 2: you're working with families and you're listening to the trauma 106 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: and the distress and the assaults. That's like, of course, 107 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 2: that's extremely difficult. We need to really look at for 108 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 2: our team because they're exposed to that trauma vicariously and 109 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 2: that has an impact. But I think the experience of 110 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 2: someone calling and asking for help and saying we can't help, 111 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 2: we don't have the resources is just a whole other thing. 112 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 2: That's just that's gut wrenching. Because we know what we 113 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 2: need to do, we're trained to do it, we want 114 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: to do it, but we can't. 115 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: I can't even imagine how tough it to be some 116 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: days at work feeling that sense of helplessness when you 117 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: know what needs to happen but you're not able to 118 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: do it. Rachel, what are some of the things that 119 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: we are doing that's working really well and that you 120 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: know that, if expanded, could be helping more people. 121 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 2: That's a really good question. So I think the new 122 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 2: work in the area of violence prevention is great. There's 123 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 2: some excellent programs out there on the crisis response side. Look, 124 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 2: it's been quite a few years now since the Family 125 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: Safety Framework was introduced. That's a meeting between government organizations 126 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 2: and non government organizations where you know, the very high 127 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 2: risk matters are considered together. I think that's been very, 128 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 2: very successful too. That's really having an impact on. 129 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: The way we work. Rachel, what is your message this 130 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: morning for anybody out there listening, particularly those in positions 131 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: of power, but everybody, I think the whole community. At 132 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: this point, we're all we're all lost for words on 133 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: how we deal with this issue more broadly and what 134 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: we can do as a community, I guess as well 135 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: to maybe see some change. Yeah. 136 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, first, Katie, thank you, thank you for 137 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 2: inviting me on this morning to talk about this issue, 138 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: because I completely agree we need a whole of community response. 139 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 2: We need everybody on board responding to this, thinking about 140 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 2: it and talking about it. So it's great to have 141 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: this opportunity. I think in terms of people in positions 142 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 2: of power, I have access to resources and funding. Needs 143 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 2: based funding and needs both funding. That's the thing, needs 144 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 2: based funding. Please for the Northern Territory. We'll keep calling 145 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: for that. While we're turning women and children away who 146 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 2: we know unsafe. We have to keep calling for funding. 147 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 2: We will do that. And yeah, I would just invite 148 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 2: the whole community to really care about this. I really 149 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 2: encourage a bipartisan support. I encourage government public seventh working 150 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 2: together with non government organizations. I think we just all 151 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 2: need to be on this together. 152 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: Rachel, thank you so much for having a chat with 153 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: me this morning, but thank you for the work that 154 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: you do. I know that there would be so many 155 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,719 Speaker 1: women in the community, women and in some cases men 156 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: and children that really appreciate the hard work that you 157 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 1: and the YWCA do. I know it must be incredibly difficult, 158 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: but I appreciate you speaking to me this morning. 159 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 2: No worries, Katie, and I just can I quickly acknowledge 160 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 2: the victim survivors who are still living in violence at 161 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 2: the moment. I mean, I think they are the heroes here. 162 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 2: They're the ones that are managing their safety of their 163 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 2: children and doing the absolute best they can to get 164 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 2: through every day, and every time there's another loss of 165 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 2: life or a terrible assault, we're thinking of all of 166 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 2: those incredible women out there too. They're doing an amazing job. Honestly, 167 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 2: just there's some unbelievable stuff that we hear about in 168 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 2: terms of what they're doing. 169 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: Rachel, thanks so much for having a chat with me 170 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,359 Speaker 1: this morning. I really appreciate it. 171 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 2: Pleasure, Katie, thank you.