PM agrees to extensions and extra funding for abuse royal commission

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has all but confirmed the royal commission into institutional abuse will be given more time and extra funding.

The commission has requested an additional 104 million dollars and a two-year extension to its 2015 deadline to allow more victims to come forward.

So far the request has gone unanswered, but Mr Abbott today told ABC radio he's confident he'll be able to grant the commission's wishes.