Australia news live: man charged after allegedly stabbing woman with scissors in Melbourne

Woman and her son, who was allegedly punched, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Tuesday. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens say National Cabinet needs to refocus on gendered violence ‘before it’s too late’ The Greens leader, Larissa Waters , said the prime minister should address the epidemic of violence against women during National Cabinet today, “before it’s too late”. Tomorrow’s National Cabinet must commit to fully fund frontline services so no woman or child is turned away when they seek to escape violence, and to increase funding for prevention work to address the worrying slide in attitudes to violence, particularly by young men. … Too many women and children are being killed by violence, primarily by men and most often by someone known to them, to wait any longer. We don’t need more ideas, we need the funding and the political will to turn them into action. Continue reading...