The 2024 spike and rapid review response

In 2022, the Albanese Government joined its state and territory counterparts to commit to ending violence against women and children in a generation.

But while Labor says they've made ending violence a key priority, with more than $4 billion for women's safety initiatives, where are things four years on?

And with a wraparound approach needed to counter the issue, is a national watchdog urgently needed to ensure recommendations are actually implemented?

Claudia Long joins Patricia Karvelas for this special edition of Politics Now.

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