00:00The Commission has found systems meant to keep governments accountable are so fragmented
00:07that they're leading to authorities passing the buck on who's actually responsible for
00:11what.
00:12Michaela Cronin is calling for greater powers to compel all government agencies to provide
00:16data and information so that the agency can better assess progress on the national plan
00:21to end violence against women and children.
00:24The Commission analysed over a thousand recommendations from dozens of enquiries, Royal Commission
00:29and coronial inquests into violence against women and children since 2010.
00:34It found that while recommendations were often repeated in report after report, many had
00:39not been widely or consistently implemented.
00:42Among these recommendations, sustainable investment in the frontline workforce, support services
00:48that are culturally safe and led by Indigenous communities and men's behaviour programs.
00:53The Commissioner is calling for a national body to track and coordinate the response across
00:57government, arguing that while some progress has been made, the need for further change
01:02is urgent.
01:03Rates of intimate partner homicide have decreased over the long term.
01:07But in the year from 2023 to 2024, there was a sudden uptick.
01:12It was the largest single year increase in over a decade.
01:15Sexual assault statistics are equally concerning, with 2024 marking the highest rate recorded
01:21in over 30 years.
01:23But the Commissioner, Michaela Cronin, says that these bleak statistics can be turned around
01:28if governments act now.
01:29Well, I think we want
01:47start questioning this challenge.
01:49I think we won't look back at all these面 nitmation losses.
01:53I think we'll give up a very big list, so let's make it a good point.
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