Rallies call for more government funding to end violence against women

ABC NEWS (Australia)

People have gathered across the country to honour women who have lost their lives to violence. Crowds rallied in at least 14 towns and cities, demanding action and funding from the nation's leaders.

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00:00The names of the dead planted on the doorstep of the nation's decision-makers.

00:07How many more families have to suffer?

00:11It's got to stop, and I really think it starts at the top.

00:16All politicians have to wake up. They've got blood on their hands.

00:20117 women have been lost to violence since the start of 2024,

00:26according to event organisers Australian Femicide Watch.

00:3014 of those women died this year.

00:33Today, women from all corners of the country demanded to be heard.

00:38We cry, we cry for help. Nobody listens to us.

00:43Despite a rally in the nation's capital, there were noted absences from the country's leaders.

00:49I don't think there's anyone from either the federal or the territory government here today.

00:54We won't take it anymore.

00:56In Brisbane, women took to the streets.

00:59The point of today is to make one simple request.

01:03Stop killing women. It's f***ing easy.

01:07There were smaller gatherings in Adelaide and Sydney.

01:10Why are there only 100 of us here?

01:13Where are all the loud online women feminists?

01:17Here in Melbourne, organisers have created a visual representation of women's lives lost to male violence.

01:24Over 1,200 names dating back to 2008.

01:29Across the nation, at 14 rallies, there was a unified call for change.

01:34There's just simply not enough money for this problem.

01:37The money they're putting in is piecemeal, it's small, it's spread over years.

01:42We can't stop working to do everything that we possibly can to tackle the scourge of domestic violence in this country.

01:49Support for victim survivors on full display.

01:52For them, actions will speak louder than words.

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