Thank you to everyone who attended our first federal election drop-in session today. It was great to see so many people eager to be involved in ensuring family violence remains a central issue in the campaign. 

The federal election campaign season is officially underway! 

The Federal Budget was handed down on 25 March, and we now have an election date for Saturday, 3 May. We have a responsibility to demonstrate to political leaders that family violence is a key election issue!  

While the federal budget gestured towards key issues, it fell short of addressing them meaningfully. Like many of you, we were disappointed to see minimal commitments to end domestic, family and sexual violence. It did not provide the framework for the innovative, integrated systems response to people using violence that we know would work. 

Right now – everywhere we can – we need to consistently remind politicians that addressing family violence is crucial and that voters care about this issue. People want policies aimed at ending  violence to foster stronger families and safer communities.  

Next steps:

• Encourage your organisation to sign on to our sector’s joint letter – find it here 
• Please share your favourite social media campaign materials from our sector’s campaign kit 
• Keep an eye on your calendar invites for a special Family Violence Leaders’ Forum, hosted by columnist and consultant Kristine Ziwica. 

In the meantime, we want to maintain an open dialogue! There are a few ways to stay connected: 

• Visit our campaign hub and use the helpful sign-up sheet to receive regular updates  
• Email us at policyandresearch@ntv.org.au, or reach out directly to our campaign lead, Shawna, at shawnam@ntv.org.au, or our Head of Advocacy, Policy and Research, Rebecca at  rebeccab@ntv.org.au . 

Finally, remember to check you are enrolled to vote and update any details by 8 pm local time tonight! The boundaries for the electorates you live in may have changed. You can check which seat you are registered to vote in and explore other useful tools on the Australian Electoral Commission’s website. 

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