1 week Ago By Kat Wong
The prime minister has kicked off his final-week campaign in the electorate that could predict the election winner. Login or signup to continue reading Anthony Albanese announced a $20 million commitment to establish a women and children's trauma recovery centre in the NSW Central Coast seat of Robertson, held by Labor on a 2.2 per cent margin.
The electorate has been a bellwether since 1983, having voted with the government for the past 15 elections. Although the prime minister was welcomed by the community workers who hosted his announcement, hostile elements weren't far away. Blue-clad Liberal supporters lined the road outside the press conference with signs spruiking the opposition's fuel excise cut, and were met with several spirited honks from passing drivers.
But with voters set to take to the ballot box on Saturday, Mr Albanese remained confident he would triumph over Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. "The truth is that this election campaign has exposed he has no solutions," he told reporters on Monday. The community has recently been shaken after 19-year-old Audrey Griffin was found dead following a night out.
A stranger, Adrian Noel Torrens, was charged with her murder. He was later found dead in his prison cell. Locals on Sunday held a march protesting gendered violence just a few minutes away from the location of Mr Albanese's event.
The prime minister offered his condolences to Ms Griffin's family and friends, and called for a "whole of society" response to violence against women - with specific reference to the role of men. "One death from violence against women is too many and this is just an enormous tragedy," he said. "One of the things we need to address is the issue of perpetrators.
"Young people, when they're developing, are exposed to some pretty hateful stuff out there: the rise of misogyny. While he acknowledged Monday's announcement would not help Ms Griffin, he said there were multiple steps to addressing violence against women. Mr Albanese encouraged schools show Netflix's hit series Adolescence, which tackles toxic masculinity and gendered violence.
"I encourage anyone to have a look at it: it's scary," he said. "These parents are depicted not knowing what their young son - who they love - has engaged in." Australian Associated Press Daily Today's top stories curated by our news team.
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