Enough being done to address family violence

Q. Do you think enough is being done to address each of the following aspects of family violence in Australia?

	Not enough is being done	Enough is being done	Unsure
Arrest and prosecute perpetrators of family violence	67%	18%	15%
Behaviour change programs to help perpetrators change their violent behaviour	64%	17%	19%
Provide support and services for people who have already experienced family violence	61%	23%	16%
Education in schools to prevent attitudes that lead to family violence	59%	21%	20%
Raise awareness on the issue of family violence through advertising	52%	34%	15%

 Not enough is being done

	Total	Gender		Age
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Arrest and prosecute perpetrators of family violence	67%	60%	73%	62%	62%	76%
Behaviour change programs to help perpetrators change their violent behaviour	64%	59%	69%	62%	64%	67%
Provide support and services for people who have already experienced family violence	61%	57%	65%	57%	60%	66%
Education in schools to prevent attitudes that lead to family violence	59%	55%	64%	58%	58%	62%
Raise awareness on the issue of family violence through advertising	52%	45%	58%	53%	52%	50%
Base	1,097	552	575	357	366	374

• Women are more likely than men to say that not enough is being done to address any aspect of family violence in Australia – particularly arresting and prosecuting perpetrators (73% women, 60% men).
• Liberal voters were less likely to say that not enough is being done to address family violence across the listed aspects.

Not enough is being done

	Total	Federal Voting Intention
		Labor	Coalition	Greens	Independent / Other
Arrest and prosecute perpetrators of family violence	67%	75%	61%	72%	73%
Behaviour change programs to help perpetrators change their violent behaviour	64%	71%	58%	77%	68%
Provide support and services for people who have already experienced family violence	61%	67%	54%	71%	66%
Education in schools to prevent attitudes that lead to family violence	59%	67%	55%	68%	59%
Raise awareness on the issue of family violence through advertising	52%	62%	43%	62%	52%
Base	1,097	346	374	115	154