Action Plans under National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 released

The First 5-year Action Plan, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan and the Outcomes Framework to implement the National Plan, are now available.

The Action Plans outline government initiatives aimed at preventing, addressing, and responding to violence against women and children.

These Action Plans underpin the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032. The National Plan describes how all areas of society need to work together over the next 10 years to end violence against women and children.

For the first time, the Australian, State and Territory governments will have a dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan 2023-2025 was developed in partnership with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council on family, domestic and sexual violence. It lays the foundations for longer-term structural change. It aims to address immediate safety needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, children and families.

The First Action Plan, together with the dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan, forms an integral part of commitments made in the National Plan. It outlines the first 5-year effort towards achieving the vision of the National Plan. Development of the First Action Plan included specific consultation with victim-survivors, beyond the inclusion of victim-survivor expertise on the National Plan Advisory Group and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council.

The Outcomes Framework 2023-2032 shows us where we want to be in 10 years – working towards a generational change where all Australians live free from gender-based violence and are safe at home, work, school, in the community and online. It will help track, measure, monitor, and report change over the life of the National Plan.

We all have a role to play in ending gender-based violence. By working together, we will create a safer and equal Australia for women and children.

Find out more

You can read the Action Plans and Outcomes Framework at: www.dss.gov.au/ending-violence