Only 30 of 500 family violence workers promised by Labor have been delivered, minister says

The minister for women, Katy Gallagher, says the commonwealth has provided funding for more family violence and workers and it is up to the states to implement the program by hiring workers. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Just 30 of the 500 frontline domestic violence workers promised by the Albanese government have been delivered so far, the minister for women, Katy Gallagher, says.

Gallagher, who is also the finance minister, revealed the difficulty recruiting workers in a pre-budget interview with ABC’s Insiders, suggesting that further help for women escaping violence could come in the form of increased rent assistance.