Target: Sue Lines, President of Australian Senate
Goal: Increase funding for frontline support services assisting individuals impacted by gender-based violence.
Two recent horrific incidents in Australia have brought renewed attention to escalating domestic and gender-based violence. In the first incident, a woman in Brisbane sustained severe burn injuries at her own home. The woman was allegedly set on fire. Authorities responded following a domestic violence call and took the woman for treatment. They then took a man into custody.
The second incident occurred weeks earlier and ended with the arrest of two men for murder. The suspects reportedly chased Chloe Jade Mason, a woman in her early twenties, down a street. They then allegedly shot her and left her to die at the scene.
Despite the troubling rise in this type of violence in recent years, crucial services for victims and survivors of gender-based violence remain underfunded. Sign the petition below to demand leaders rectify this deadly oversight.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Senator Lines,
In just a three-year span, the rates of gender-based violence in Australia have nearly doubled. And more than half of female murder victims in the nation are killed by a partner. At least one-third of Australian women will fall victim to physical violence during their lifetimes.
These numbers cannot stand, because each number represents a life – with far too many ended prematurely. Frontline aid for victims and survivors of gender-based violence is critical, and it can help curtail the worst tragedies. Please make stronger investments in these life-saving services and help strengthen legal standards with equally robust support services and prevention models.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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