There was a 30 percent spike in the rate of Australian women killed by intimate partners last year.

It's hard to go a day without seeing a story about domestic violence pop up in the papers.

Danielle Zetzer is a family lawyer on the coal face of domestic violence issues.

She speaks to John about what support is needed from the government to help DV victims, and what she is personally doing to provide support.

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