Minister downplays idea of national royal commission into domestic violence

By Judith Ireland
Updated January 27 2015 - 2:23pm, first published 1:37pm
Michaelia Cash says the Abbott government accepts that Australia has a domestic violence epidemic. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Michaelia Cash says the Abbott government accepts that Australia has a domestic violence epidemic. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Abbott government minister Michaelia Cash has downplayed the idea of holding a national royal commission into domestic violence, arguing that the Coalition has already "accepted" that it was a problem and practical solutions were needed instead.

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