00:00 [Crying]
00:06 Unimaginable grief over the loss of a daughter, mother and niece.
00:11 She's the biggest support in my life.
00:16 From the day I was born.
00:20 She carried me when I was little, wrapped up in a blankie.
00:26 From my mum's bed to the lounge and couch.
00:30 35-year-old Tiffany Anne Woodley was found with extensive injuries at a Bedford home on Monday.
00:35 Police allege she was a victim of domestic violence.
00:39 It follows the death of another woman, 32-year-old Georgia Lyle,
00:43 two weeks earlier in a suspected murder-suicide at the hands of her partner.
00:47 Today, advocates holding crisis talks, saying enough is enough.
00:51 The whole of the community needs to stand up and step up
00:54 and actually be supporting women and children
00:57 who are experiencing domestic family violence right now.
01:00 Police data has revealed WA last year experienced the highest number of reported
01:05 family assaults and threatening behaviour in nearly a decade.
01:08 But police say it could just be the tip of the iceberg.
01:12 It's confronting.
01:15 I can't say whether it's growing based on the fact that it's largely unreported.
01:21 So do we just have more people coming forward?
01:24 Advocates believe it's a health crisis.
01:27 At the moment, the crisis end of things really gets by on the smell of an oily rag.
01:32 Prevention, early intervention, recovery and response gets by on nothing.
01:38 We need to do better than that.
01:40 The government insisting the issue is high on its agenda.
01:44 We're the first state to have a dedicated minister for family domestic violence.
01:47 We've invested well over $200 million since 2017.
01:52 The government urged to listen to those on the front lines,
01:55 particularly Indigenous women statistically more likely to experience domestic violence.
02:01 Who in that meeting had the lived experience?
02:04 Who are the families that have been impacted? Are they invited?
02:08 Miss Woodley's mother wants to meet the Premier to share her experience.
02:12 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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