00:00A protest prompted by the murder of four women in one horror week, allegedly at the hands
00:09of men they knew. Advocates called for a platform to give the murdered women a voice.
00:15And that platform is a royal commission.
00:19Eighteen months on, the families of those who lost a loved one were in the room as the
00:23findings of the royal commission into domestic, family and sexual violence were delivered.
00:29Hopefully they can just take at least an ounce of comfort in the knowledge that everyone's
00:34going to do everything they can to try and prevent these deaths from occurring.
00:38South Australia was once a leader in tackling this issue and now we are way behind.
00:43We've lost our way.
00:45Commissioner Natatis Dr Spoyer delivering a scathing assessment on what her inquiry found
00:50to be a fragmented crisis driven system in which no one is held accountable.
00:56The government immediately committed to seven of 136 recommendations, including the appointment
01:02of a stand-alone ministry and a five-year prevention strategy.
01:06The Premier also flagged the creation of a 24-7 central point of contact for victim survivors.
01:13Other recommendations include mandatory judicial education and training, the Commissioner
01:18of Police to develop and implement comprehensive and ongoing training for police officers and
01:24staff, a statewide audit of crisis accommodation and further investment.
01:29In a statement, South Australia's Chief Justice Chris Caracas supported the mandatory training
01:35recommendation, saying it's now well accepted that professional development is as necessary
01:40for judges as for all other occupations.
01:44The SA government has budgeted $3.5 million for its response, but the opposition says that
01:50is not enough.
01:51Given the enormity, the scourge that domestic violence is causing in our society.
01:58The Victorian government has spent nearly $3 billion on reform since its 2015 domestic
02:04violence probe.
02:05We would absolutely look to a similar investment on a per capita basis.
02:10The Premier acknowledges a significant investment will be needed.
02:14So I'd like to see that this report and the recommendations are prioritised.
02:19The sector also wants the Ombudsman tasked with independently monitoring the government's
02:24response.
02:25The state government has promised to respond to the remaining 129 recommendations by the
02:31end of the year.
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