The government also proposed new measures to tackle factors that exacerbate violence against women, such as violent online pornography and misogynist content targeting children and young people.

Australia's prime minister on Wednesday declared violence against women a "scourge" and a "national crisis", after protests in several major cities.Meeting state premiers, Anthony Albanese announced a raft of measures and funding to tackle "toxic male extremist views",

Thousands protested across the country of 27 million people to call for government officials to do more about gender-based violence.