Australia: "Rudd gets tough on domestic violence"

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'Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a new $41.5 million strategy to tackle domestic violence.

Research commissioned by the National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children shows that violence against women costs Australia more than $13 billion a year.

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures say one in three Australian women will suffer domestic violence and one in five will fall victim to a sexual assault.

Mr Rudd said the Government was working with the states and territories to make sure that a domestic violence order taken out in one state or territory is automatically registered across the country.
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"We must work harder and smarter to tackle this challenge," Mr Rudd said.

"Our challenge is to change the attitudes of many Australian men, especially young men."

Mr Rudd will also take the report to tomorrow's COAG meeting in Hobart to work with the states on a national plan to reduce violence against women for release next year.'