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Women and children will gain more support to flee domestic violence under a $702 million plan to be put to national cabinet on Friday after a federal review warned frontline services could not cope with the growing calls for help.
The proposals have eased days of tension after the premiers and chief ministers sent a warning to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday about the pressure on their budgets.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will outline plans for more services to support the victim-survivors of sexual and family violence to be jointly funded by federal, state and territory governments.
While Australians by in large don’t care for Donald Trump, their fear of China is trumping negative views of the US alliance.
Half of Australians think a second Trump presidency would be bad for their nation, but only a quarter would want to withdraw from the US alliance if he’s elected, according to a United States Studies Centre report.
This is compared to 37 per cent supporting a withdrawal in the same circumstance the year before.
“Perceptions of Trump haven’t changed but perceptions of the US alliance have,” report author Jared Mondschein said.
An increase in support for the alliance under Trump (50 per cent of Australians) came despite the majority of respondents in all three nations expressing concern about the outbreak of a conflict and political division under his presidency.
Australian, Japanese and American views about the threat China poses are more closely aligned than in previous years, the data shows.
“They collectively see China as a challenge,” he said.
The centre’s CEO Mike Green says the increase in support in the alliance parallels what is happening in Japan, South Korea and the Philippines - other US treaty allies.
“This is a common theme amongst US allies and the obvious explanation is the China factor,” he said.
Challenges to national security worldwide including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korean belligerence and conflict in the Middle East reinforced the need for powerful allies, Green said.
“Even with Trump in charge, there isn’t a lot of options,” he said.
Toned down rhetoric from the former president towards Australia compared to 2016 has also affected the view that the US alliance can survive successive presidents, Green said.
AAP
Welcome to today’s national news live blog. My name is Josefine Ganko, I’ll be helming our coverage through the first half of the day.
It’s Friday, September 6.
These are this morning’s top headlines.
- Women and children will gain more support to flee domestic violence under a $702 million plan to be put to national cabinet on Friday.
- Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock stood by the bank’s current interest rate settings, arguing that inflation pressures continued to be high in some parts of the economy.
- Motorists may get some relief when they fill up the tank in the coming months as the price of oil slides amid signs of a slowdown in major economies.
- Overseas, Former US president Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to fresh criminal charges accusing him of attempting to overturn the 2020 election.