Domestic Violence Commissions Proposals by the Government and Labor

Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for women Marise Payne speaks to the press. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images

The federal government and the opposition have both promised to create a commissioner to oversee the prevention of domestic violence against women and children.

The Coalition will spend $22.4 million (US$16.1 million) over the next five years on a commission to look at domestic, family and sexual violence under the next national plan to protect women and children.