Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks forward to the day when his successor can say that a young Australian woman won't experience domestic violence - but he doesn't know when that will be.
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"I can't say that today," he said on Tuesday.
"No prime minister could. It's not clear to me what day they will be able to say that, but I know what we're doing today takes us closer to that point."
The coalition has announced a $328 million funding boost towards domestic violence prevention programs, as part of an ongoing national strategy to curb violence towards women.
The package includes $82 million for frontline services, $68 million for prevention strategies and $78 million for safe places for family violence sufferers.
On average, one woman a week is murdered by a current or former partner, and eight women are hospitalised each day due to domestic violence.
"We are talking about significant longer-term generational cultural change and these programs are designed to address that," Mr Morrison told reporters in Canberra.
Violence against women begins with disrespect towards women, he added - echoing former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The national sexual assault and domestic violence phone counselling service will get $62 million, while $35 million will go towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The funding will also help develop specific prevention initiatives in multicultural communities and for people with disability.
Head of domestic violence prevention group Our Watch, Patty Kinnersly, says an increase in rates of incidents partly comes down to women feeling more comfortable to report.
"They feel like there is a system around them that makes (it) more safe to speak out," she said.
"It is difficult to say absolutely why the figures are still going up but we do acknowledge that on the path to improvement, part of it is people feeling safe to speak."
Minister for Women Kelly O'Dwyer says the prevention strategies will have a strong focus on raising awareness around sexual violence and consent in healthy relationships.
"We have zero tolerance for violence against women and girls, and we want girls and women to know that they can be safe in their homes, in their communities, online and in their workplaces," she said.
Labor has recently pledged $60 million to create about 20,000 funding packages for people fleeing domestic violence if it is elected to government.
Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek welcomed the Morrison government's announcement but hoped it would also back Labor's funding packages and its commitment to 10 days paid domestic violence leave.
"Because if you lose your job as well as being a victim of violence, it dramatically reduces your opportunity to leave a violent relationship," she told ABC News.
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