A national register for offenders, electronic monitoring and national coordination of intelligence on serial violent offenders could be on the agenda at a meeting of state leaders at the national cabinet tomorrow to discuss violence against women.
All state and territory leaders will meet with the prime minister virtually on Wednesday morning to discuss the latest spate of women's violent deaths.
Erica Hay, 30, is the 27th woman to die by gendered violence this year, with a man charged with her murder.
Invited to the national cabinet by the government is Domestic, Sexual and Family Violence Commissioner, Micaela Cronin, who said she looked forward to seeing an "absolute commitment" from the leaders to consider taking stronger action.
"We need both a balance of urgent attention, but also considered attention, to what that needs to be, so a roadmap that all of the states and territories as part of national cabinet and the Commonwealth commit to in terms of what the next steps are in identifying what those priority actions should be," she told the ABC.
What does the prime minister want?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was keen to work with all the premiers and chief ministers on "how we eradicate this scourge of violence against women".
He said there would be a focus on the perpetrators and prevention.
"The heartbreaking reality is that there are no overnight solutions to violence against women. This is hard work and demands a real cultural change. We are committed to making progress," he said.
"We have been working hard over the past two years, and we will continue to do what it takes to make women safe. This is not a women's issue, it is a national crisis and we have to take responsibility for addressing it as a nation.
"That's why we are convening a special meeting of national cabinet on Wednesday."
The government said the meeting would look to focus on enhancing prevention measures against violent and misogynistic online content, as well as considering age verification mechanisms.
What do the states want to see?
Victoria — four women dead to gendered violence this year
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said her state "leads the nation when it comes to addressing family violence", noting the fact it held Australia's first Royal Commission into violence against women.
"This is a national crisis, and needs a national response," she said.
"This week's national cabinet is an opportunity for us to share what we have learnt from the royal commission with our state and federal colleagues, but more importantly to work together on next steps to address men's violence."
South Australia — one woman dead to gendered violence this year
The SA government is looking to commence its 12-month Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, led by Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja, mid-year.
"The royal commission will consider the extensive work already undertaken in other jurisdictions and consider how it may apply in South Australian circumstances," a government spokesperson said.
On Monday in a press conference, Premier Peter Malinauskas said the success of negotiations to set up the National Firearm Registry should lead to consideration of "whether or not domestic violence perpetrators moving from one state to the other" could be recorded in a similar way.
ACT — zero women dead to gendered violence this year
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr welcomed national cabinet discussions on Women's Safety.
He said authorities across the country needed to work together to support frontline service providers and "ensure that women, no matter where they live, can access adequate support".
"This is a national crisis," Mr Barr said.
"In Canberra, the ACT Government works in partnership with the domestic family and sexual violence sector to prevent and respond to gender-based violence."
Mr Barr said government's funding focused on ending violence against women was funnelled to frontline services, system reform and education and prevention measures.
Queensland — six women dead to gendered violence this year
While announcing a $36 million boost to funding for domestic violence services in his state on Monday morning, Queensland Premier Steven Miles said he was looking forward to suggesting the federal government could increase funding commitments to frontline services.
"One of the things the Australian government could do is match this kind of funding," he said.
He said he was "deeply moved by the stories that we heard yesterday at the rally", after attending his local Brisbane rally, one of many that were held around the country over the weekend.
He said he had also heard from local services there had been a "recent massive surge" in demand.
Western Australia — four women dead to gendered violence this year
WA Premier Roger Cook expressed his interest in discussing the GPS-tracking laws in his state with the cabinet.
The laws mandate the use of tracking devices for individuals who have been accused or convicted of another violent crime against their partner while being subject to a family violence restraining order.
"It's a great program. It's an important innovation to make sure that we are keeping track of perpetrators of family and domestic violence, making sure we keep women safe in their own homes," Mr Cook said.
"We will obviously have the opportunity to talk about those matters when we meet with other cabinet ministers, premiers and the prime minister on Wednesday."
He also expressed the view that a national register of violent offenders could be worth exploring.
"We know that family and domestic violence just doesn't stop at the state border," he said.
Tasmania — one woman dead to gendered violence this year
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff said "women must have the right to not only feel safe but to be safe at all times".
He said his government looked forward to working with the federal government on the "immediate actions that can be delivered".
"As a nation, we must work together to ensure women and girls are safe at any and every time," Mr Rockliff said.
Tasmania also uses electronic monitoring for violent offenders, like Western Australia.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns will not be attending the national cabinet.
The ABC has contacted Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler's office for comment.
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