Family violence units to be split between regional and metropolitan areas

By Jane Lee
Updated September 27 2015 - 1:23am, first published 12:30am
Attorney-General George Brandis said locations of new 'domestic violence units' have been selected based on high reported rates of domestic violence. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Attorney-General George Brandis said locations of new 'domestic violence units' have been selected based on high reported rates of domestic violence. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Community legal centres in all states and territories will receive additional funding as part of the Turnbull government's $100 million family violence package, with half of them to be in regional areas, where survivors are often more disadvantaged.

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