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Half of Australian women fear walking alone at night: report

Xinhua, October 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

More than half of all Australian women feel unsafe walking the streets alone at night, according to a report released by the Community Council of Australia (CCA) on Thursday.

The "Australia We Want" report said Australian women felt less safe walking alone at night compared to women in other OECD nations, with 51.9 percent of Aussie women afraid to walk home after dark.

"More than one in three people in Australia do not feel safe when walking alone at night. Women feel particularly vulnerable, with more than one in two women in Australia reporting not feeling safe," the report said.

"Only 48.1 percent of women in Australia reporting feeling safe at night, much below the OECD average of 60.6 percent for women.

"On the other hand, 79.6 percent of men in Australia reported feeling safe, higher than the OECD average of 76.3 percent for men."

Meanwhile CCA's chairman and CEO of respected charity World Vision Australia Tim Costello said, overall, the report showed Australians wanted to be kind, safe and giving, but were finding it hard in a modern and fast-paced society.

"We want a generous and kind Australia, where we take pride in supporting the less fortunate," Costello said, "Ultimately, we are all much more than passengers in an economy."

The news comes as state and federal ministers prepare to attend a summit to address the growing problem of domestic violence in Australia.

The Turnbull government has reportedly committed more than 8 million U.S dollars towards combating family and domestic violence, however the opposition has questioned where the money is going.

Labor's family violence prevention spokeswoman, Terri Butler, told Fairfax Media the government was "big on talk but small on delivery" ahead of Friday's meeting in Brisbane.

"The minister (responsible for funding domestic violence initiatives) claims to have another nine unannounced projects in the wings, but it has been more than a year since the (funding) was announced," she said. Endit