Western Australia: At the Western
Australian Victim Support Service, for example, in the last 12 months 11.6 % of referrals were for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, approximately four times their representation in the Western Australian population (about 3 % [1]-RRB- For the country / regional services, the referral figure is 24.8 % and for the metro region it is 2.1 %.
«This Budget also delivers important increased
support for veterans mental health, protections for children within the family justice system,
victims of domestic violence, closing the gap for Indigenous
Australians and creating the National Redress Scheme for
victims of institutional child sexual abuse,» Morrison said.