From consultation with services and organisations that work directly with victim-survivors and in the prevention of family and sexual violence - We are calling on the next government to commit to ending family and sexual violence

Tasmania has taken important steps to address family and sexual violence, including through the Third Tasmanian Family Violence Action Plan and in responding to the Commission of Inquiry. This reflects a genuine commitment to real change - and we thank the many government and community workers and lived experience advocates who have helped drive this progress. But we must continue to build on this foundation with renewed commitment to a strategic and long-term focus.

This includes acknowledging that experiences of violence and abuse are shaped by power and inequity - we must work towards addressing these structural inequalities including colonisation, which is an enduring driver of violence that crucially impacts Aboriginal people.

We are calling on the next government to commit to ending family and sexual violence by ensuring that the community sector is recognised and resourced to continue our work in addressing the culture and systems that enable violence to occur and in meaningfully supporting every person affected by family and sexual violence.

We are calling on the next Tasmanian government to:

1. Prioritise long-term investment in primary prevention in the next Tasmanian Family and Sexual Violence Action Plan

2. Work in genuine partnership with the Family and Sexual Violence (FSV) sector and lived experience advocates to review and reform the community-based FSV funding system

3. Commit to a comprehensive Family and Sexual Violence (FSV) Workforce Development Strategy

Download a summary here

Read our full policy platform here

Ways to get involved:

Email your local candidates so that they are aware of the importance of ending family and sexual violence in their communities.

Download a draft email template here

Share our policy platform with your local communities and networks.

Download 'I support ending family and sexual violence' social media tile here