"This is a step in the right direction from Labor but it doesn't provide adequate, long-term funding for the sector and falls short of providing 10 days domestic violence leave per year.

"In consultation with the sector, we Greens have developed a plan for a $5 billion package over ten years to provide long-term, secure funding for domestic violence services, such as women's shelters, crisis phone services and perpetrator programs.

Greens proud to have more women as candidates than men

The Australian Greens are proud to have a majority of women as candidates in this year’s federal election.

Qld Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women, said:

The Australian Greens are disappointed that both the old parties are giving up on ending the tampon tax.

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women, said:

"While the old parties make excuses, Australian women continue to fork out $50 million a year in a tax on their bodies.

"We Greens will not give up on ending the tampon tax - we'll continue to work in the next Parliament to see it scrapped.

"It's discriminatory to exempt condoms or sunscreen from GST but charge women GST for essential items.

Last night in Newtown Greens candidate Sylvie Ellsmore was joined by Senator Larissa Waters, Senator Lee Rhiannon, Greens NSW MP Dr Mehreen Faruqi and Greens women candidates from Blaxland, Banks, Dobell, Warringah and Watson to launch the Greens package to end domestic violence. 

The Greens have made the biggest funding commitment of any party to address domestic violence. The Greens plan would: 

Greens plan would secure long-term funding for domestic violence services for Victoria

The Australian Greens have announced a plan to provide long-term, secure funding for domestic violence services, which would see an estimated $1.25 billion boost to specialist services in Victoria.   

The Australian Greens have today announced a $5 billion plan over ten years to provide long-term, secure funding for domestic violence services, as part of a comprehensive domestic violence services package.   

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women, said:

"Australia is in the middle of a domestic violence crisis, with vulnerable women being turned away from women's shelters to face violence or homelessness, due to a lack of funding.

The Australian Greens today announced a $15 million plan to improve the accessibility and affordability of abortion nationally. 

Queensland Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women, said 80 per cent of Australians supported a woman’s right to choose.

“Abortion should be legal, accessible and affordable. Access to abortion is part of every woman’s right to make decisions about her own body.

The Turnbull Budget locks in Abbott's cuts to domestic violence services and subjects women's legal and housing services, which help women escape violence, to massive funding cuts from next financial year.

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens deputy leader and spokesperson for women, said:

"We are in a national domestic violence crisis.  Services are underfunded and overstretched, but despite the Prime Minister's rhetoric about domestic violence the Budget fails the victims of domestic violence. 

The Greens have announced a plan to double funding for women’s shelters and are calling on the Turnbull Government to reverse its domestic violence funding cuts and boost funding in next week’s budget.

At Women’s House Shelta, the oldest women’s shelter in Brisbane, today, Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women, said:

With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling for the Turnbull Government to urgently reverse its cuts to crisis services and boost funding.

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women, said:

"We absolutely need to raise awareness and change attitudes about domestic violence and gender equality but doing so without boosting funding to crisis services, which are currently having to turn women away, is dangerous.