The home may be the safest place to be in the coronavirus pandemic, but it is not always for victims of domestic violence, so Sussan Ley has implored them to ask for help.
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Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, the Farrer MP said services like counselling and men's behaviour change programs were essential and would continue over the next six months.
"Unfortunately while for many people working from home is tedious, annoying, frustrating - and we see the anecdotes on social media - for many, it is not a safe place to be at home," she said.
"The increasing concerns around financial security, being in an enclosed environment perhaps with a perpetrator of domestic violence and all of the associated challenges and the difficulty in being able to access the services you need, it all creates a pressure that is very important for this government to recognise."
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The government's Job Seeker program was expected to pass both houses of Parliament on Wednesday, after the opposition said it would not vote against the proposal.
Ms Ley said providing $1500 per fortnight for women to stay in work would also help those domestic violence victims.
"Financial independence adds to women's security," she said.