The hard proof that Anthony Albanese is failing to protect women - as he urges Aussies to 'do more' to combat the 'national crisis' of male violence

EXCLUSIVE 

Anthony Albanese has urged Australians to 'do more' to combat the 'national crisis' of men killing women - yet his 2022 election promise of 500 new domestic violence frontline workers has so far been a monumental failure.

In March this year, only 17 of the 500 promised new roles had been filled, a woeful 3.4 per cent.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal no state has been left unfulfilled with what is fast becoming another Albanese broken promise. 

Of the new frontline positions, 148 were promised for NSW, 111 for Queensland, 101 in Victoria, 50 in WA and 37 in South Australia.

The number of promised positions so far delivered nationally is lower even than the 26 places promised to our smallest state Tasmania, which Daily Mail Australia understands is yet to receive a single frontline worker more than two years after the commitment was made.

In March, Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth declared that she was confident of 'reaching the first milestone of 352 additional frontline workers by June 30 this year'.

As of now she has two months to achieve that unlikely target.

'The Prime Minister promised to deliver 500 new domestic violence support workers in 2022 and two years into his government's term, there are barely any,' Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley told Daily Mail Australia.

'These are the frontline workers who help women escape violence, advocate for them through the courts and support their children.

'They are in every way a vital lifeline.'

The total cost to the budget – once all 500 workers are actually working to help address domestic violence – was estimated to be $165million.

On Sunday, Mr Albanese told a crowd rallying against domestic violence that widespread change was needed for all levels of Australian society and asked protesters to hold him 'accountable' for his government's actions.

At times with jeers and interruptions, Mr Albanese said Australia needed to change its 'culture', 'attitudes' and 'legal system' to end the scourge of violence against women that has already allegedly claimed the lives of 26 women this year.

'We're here today to demand that governments of all levels, must do better, including my own, and every state and territory government,' he told the large crowd in Canberra.

'We're here as well to say that society, and Australia, must do better.

'We need to change the culture, we need to change attitudes, we need to change the legal system.

'We need to change the approach by all governments because it is not enough to support victims, we need to focus on the perpetrators and focus on prevention.'

Ms Rishworth's office has been contacted for comment.