PM says government is 'acting urgently' on DV crisis

The Federal Government has announced it will spend close to a billion dollars over five years, on a program that gives one-off payments to women escaping violent relationships.

But there's no new funding for badly stretched frontline services, or the programs trying to change the behaviour of perpetrators. The Prime Minister says this issue "isn't something you solve with a meeting on one day", but is something all governments are determined to take ongoing action on.

He says the funding commitment is a "step-forward" in a national crisis that requires concerted effort and says the Australian public knows addressing the issue "isn't something for government alone". He says everybody has personal responsibility for, but particularly people in positions of political power.

Guest: Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister