EXP: What they said on domestic violence

WHAT THEY SAID ON THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL:

"Violence against women is one of the great shames of Australia. It is a national disgrace."

"Disrespecting women does not always result in violence against women. But all violence against women begins with disrespecting women."

"As parents, one of the most important things we must do is ensure that our sons respect their mothers and their sisters, because that is where this begins.

"We will make it a clear national objective of ours to ensure that Australia is more respecting of women."

MINISTER FOR WOMEN MICHAELIA CASH:

"It is absolutely devastating that up to 25 per cent of young people think it's OK that you can slap a woman if you've been drinking. They also think that hitting a woman is just a sign of male strength."

"The prime minister did make it very clear to us in our first cabinet meeting that, within his government, respect for women is going to be a No.1 priority. I truly do believe that is going to be a game changer in this country."

"We don't see any reason why this GPS tracking technology cannot be used by those people who are going to basically end up, if we're not careful, killing a woman."

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAMPAIGNER ROSIE BATTY:

"I'm really very emotional. I've worked really hard this year."

"We finally are starting to hear from the leaders of our country that they are addressing this issue. Not just talking the talk but are now starting to walk the walk."

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASKFORCE CHAIR KEN LAY:

"This is the opportunity for us to change a culture.

"When the leaders of our country talk about gender inequity, they talk about power, they talk about the sense of entitlement - it actually starts moving the culture."