Labor pledges support for 400 women and children fleeing violence in the ACT

Doug Dingwall
Harley Dennett
Updated April 2 2022 - 1:51pm, first published 6:55am
Labor MP for Canberra Alicia Payne, Labor spokesperson for communities and the prevention of family violence Jenny McAllister, and YWCA acting chief executive Cara Jacobs. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Labor MP for Canberra Alicia Payne, Labor spokesperson for communities and the prevention of family violence Jenny McAllister, and YWCA acting chief executive Cara Jacobs. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Labor would provide $1 million for more crisis accommodation to help women fleeing violence in the ACT, if elected to government, as social services report a shortage in housing for clients.

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Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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