Australian PM says violence against women a 'national crisis'

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SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister on Wednesday (May 1) declared violence against women a "scourge" and a "national crisis", after protests in several major cities.

Australia n Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled new funding to support women fleeing violent situations alongside legislation aimed at tackling deep fake pornography SYDNEY: Australia 's prime minister on Wednesday declared violence against women a"scourge" and a"national crisis", after protests in several major cities.

Albanese on Wednesday announced new legislation to ban deep fake pornography and additional funding for the country's online watchdog to pilot age assurance technologies. She welcomed the focus on online content, given the increasing role of technology in perpetuating gender violence. No to Violence chief executive Phillip Ripper added more needed to be done to understand what drives men to be violent."There's a lot that needs to be done to understand, who are the men who use violence? What leads them to use violence? And most importantly, what are the pathways out of using violence - we have so much we need to learn.

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