The state government says it’s considering bringing in new laws to tackle Victoria’s domestic violence crisis. Mark Santomartino joins us live from The Newsroom. Mark, the Premier spoke earlier today. Eliza, She’s been incredibly passionate about this issue. We know how many women have died in this state, let alone around the country, since the start of this year. And Jacinta Allen is simply saying that enough is enough. Rallies will be held tonight and across the weekend, but the Premier is flagging that something needs to change soon. Essentially everything is on the table. She was asked today about potential use of ankle bracelets for known offenders, the potential for a public registry of known offenders, and while she wouldn’t commit to any of those in particular. She says all options are on the table and that her ministers are considering what needs to go. Already we have seen this year far too many women lose their lives at the hand of a current or former partner or a complete stranger, and this simply has to stop. Eliza We know that at least 26 women have died in violent circumstances around the country. The exact homicide figures have not been actually confirmed just yet. There’s a bit of a lag in that data. But Respect Victoria and others, including Victoria Police, are on board saying that something needs to change and they are basically saying that at the moment, one woman in Australia is dying every four days and that is simply not good enough. Last year we were seeing one death of a woman each week. It’s shaping up to be more. We need to be focusing on prevention. We need to be talking to our children and young people, particularly our boys and young men who are the vast majority of people who use violence against women and children. Eliza, We are expecting to see a show of force at a no more rally here in the City of Melbourne on Sunday. That will start at the State Library of Victoria and head towards Federation Square. But the rally’s actually kick off tonight here in Victoria with a smaller event to be held at Ballarat. OK, Mark. Thank you.
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