Sydney Morning Herald, 16 May 2024

Labor has shelved its controversial deportation bill that would have forced non-citizens — including those seeking asylum — to choose between deportation or jail. Kylea is urging the government to drop the bill entirely.

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House of Representatives, 14 May 2024

North Sydney Sun, 8 May 2024

Kylea has welcomed the statewide rollout of the Staying Home Leaving Violence program, commenting that "while the program has proven to be effective it has previously, and inexplicably, not been funded in any of the 9 LGAs on the North Shore or Northern Beaches, at a time when it is needed most."

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Media release, 6 May 2024

Today’s announcement from the NSW Government of $230 million to enhance support for domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) victim-survivors and expand programs that reduce the rate of violence against women and children is a welcome step in the right direction.

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Sky News, 3 May 2024

Instead of putting more time and money into another Royal Commission to address the domestic violence crisis, Kylea says Australia needs to be funding programs like Staying Home Leaving Violence, investing in early intervention programs and addressing bail laws to make sure that victims are protected from the perpetrators.

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ABC News Breakfast, 3 May 2024

Australia's approach to domestic violence needs to shift from focussing on victims running, to focussing on addressing the root causes of gender-based violence in this country and holding perpetrators to account, Kylea says.

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ABC News Radio, 2 May 2024

Kylea says more needs to be done to tackle perpetrators of domestic violence. "If our focus is constantly on getting women and children out of these situations, we are going to continue to fail because we do not have the money or the resources to remove every woman and child from their home."

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Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May 2024

Kylea has expressed her disappointment with the Albanese Government's response to the domestic violence crisis, which fails to focus on the perpetrators of violence. “As a society, we need stronger perpetrator accountability for domestic and gender violence," she says. "In cases of violence, the burden must be on the perpetrator to leave home, not the victim."

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Media Release, 1 May 2024

Kylea has issued a statement to the media noting that the Government's announcement of $925 million to establish The Leaving Violence Program continues a policy focus on the victims of gender and domestic violence, rather than the perpetrators.

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