The government’s 2025 budget still seems to be very topical. Despite many academics criticising the budget for taking money out of of the pockets of those less well-off, the government has also received praise for their investment in abuse redress and care reform- with them allocating $774m to the victims of abuse in state care.

Producer Faith spoke to Professor Jodi Gardner from the University of Auckland’s Law Faculty about how the  investment will benefit this victims, and what she thinks the government should do to ensure practical solutions are put in place