Better data will help reduce domestic and sexual violence, inaugural commissioner says

Micaela Cronin is Australia's first Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner. (ABC Alice Springs: Xavier Martin)

Australia's new Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Commissioner says inaccurate data is slowing progress on addressing abuse across the nation.

Micaela Cronin recently met with frontline workers from across the domestic violence sector in Alice Springs, as services gathered to develop comprehensive training modules for the region's police and health staff.