Australia news live: time to ‘take action’ on violence against women, not royal commission, Victorian premier says

Rallies calling for an end to gender-based violence continue around Australia on Sunday, with Anthony Albanese joining Canberra event. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDai Le says funding for domestic violence prevention more important than a royal commissionAsked about social media platform Twitter and Elon Musk’s claims that efforts to ensure a video of a stabbing of an Assyrian priest be taken down globally would constitute a threat to “free speech”, Dai Le says supports the government’s effort but has concerns about potential overreach:Honestly, how can we not stop images of violence?What I think government needs to do is to get the funding and target that to communities. Communities are experiencing high domestic violence. Getting it implemented … ,making sure that we don’t alienate one group from another [is important].It’s just not something people can take. It is very emotional for people and me as a person who escaped Vietnam and being a child who ran from the war, it’s very traumatic for me and very traumatic for people in my community.I think that everybody, from my understanding, would like a two-state solution. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-04-28 05:30:36

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