00:00Some of the advocates and people with lived experience of family and domestic violence
00:07that we've spoken to have said that they welcome the Royal Commission's findings, as well as
00:11the state government's response to that so far.
00:14So we've heard from people where they have hopes that this report will result in a number
00:21of changes that will see gaps in the system close, as well as a reduction in the amount
00:28of deaths that are occurring from family and domestic violence.
00:31We've heard from EMBOLDEN, which is an organisation here in South Australia that represents other
00:36services that respond to family and domestic violence.
00:39The CEO has called this report important and has said that any response to it from the government
00:44should be guided by those with lived experience of family and domestic violence.
00:49The commission was led by Natasha Stott Despoja, it was about a year long and they heard from
00:54about 5,000 people throughout this process.
00:57Natasha Stott Despoja has spoken extremely highly of the people with lived experience
01:02of family and domestic violence, victim survivors, as well as frontline service workers that she
01:07heard from during that time.
01:09Here's what she had to say about that experience.
01:11I've heard some really unforgettable, heartbreaking and haunting stories over the past 13 months,
01:20but also people came up with very constructive, practical and considered ideas for change.
01:27And I'm confident we've encapsulated that in the report.
01:31In that report she's made 136 recommendations and also some quite scathing conclusions.
01:37She said that there's a glaring lack of services that are culturally safe and Aboriginal led for Aboriginal
01:44people. She said that there's a fragmented, siloed and even crisis driven system to respond
01:51to domestic violence here in South Australia. She said that services for culturally and linguistically
01:55diverse people, the LGBTQIA plus community, people living with a disability, as well as perpetrators
02:02of domestic violence, that these services for them are underfunded or even missing entirely.
02:08Now she also says services for children and young people are virtually non-existent. So Gemma,
02:13it's quite a died diagnosis of what's happening in the state right now.
02:17And how has the South Australian government responded?
02:20Well, they've accepted seven of the 136 recommendations straight away. Now, the Premier says that these
02:27seven recommendations relate directly to their response, essentially kind of their governance
02:32or the architecture of their response to the other 129 recommendations. I'll let him explain.
02:38Take a listen.
02:39We've identified those seven recommendations that the Royal Commission has made that establishes
02:44the governance of the architecture to be able to thoughtfully respond to the
02:47other 129, which we will do in the coming months. You know, we only got the Royal Commission
02:53report a couple of days ago, and I think it warrants that we consider each of those recommendations
02:58methodically and thoughtfully.
02:59So, the government says that they'll formally respond to all of the recommendations by the
03:04end of the year, and the Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja has said that these recommendations
03:08should not be viewed as a tick and flick exercise, Gemma, and that any initiatives need to make
03:13sure they create significant change for those who experience family and domestic violence
03:18here in South Australia.
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