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Unintended, but not unanticipated: coercive control laws will disadvantage First Nations women

In July this year the NSW government released a draft bill outlining a proposed standalone offence of coercive control for NSW.

The Conversation

Murgon Moments newspaper publisher issues apology for printing domestic violence joke

The Queensland Attorney-General and state MP Deb Frecklington are among those who have condemned the joke. The publisher has issued an "unreserved" apology, but opted to erase the editor's words of apparent contrition from its site.

ABC News

QLD Newspaper Posts, Swiftly Deletes Fkd Apology After Publishing A Misogynistic Joke About DV

"This is just a small part of what we print re domestic violence, surprisingly I never get thanked for these."

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Questions raised about NSW Minister for Women's Safety's understanding of need for Illawarra trauma recovery centre

Illawarra domestic violence campaigners say they've been left shocked and confounded by the NSW government's reason for not providing funding to a proposed centre for victim-survivors of domestic violence.

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White Ribbon appeal taken down after accusations it asked people to ‘sponsor an abuser’

Campaign removed from social media after critics ridicule image of a man accompanied by a request for a donation to help domestic violence charity remove run its prevention programs

The Guardian - AU

Violence prevention focus needed: Dutton

Peter Dutton is calling for measures to reduce violence in Indigenous communities as Labor pursues a voice to parliament and ends the cashless welfare card.

AAP

Son of woman stabbed in Kirkby charged with her murder

He will appear at Merseyside Domestic Violence remand court on Thursday

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Fatal stabbings highlight violence against women in Egypt

A series of violent crimes against women in Egypt has drawn attention to gaps in legal and social protections that leave female citizens vulnerable to attacks and harassment, victims and activists say.

Reuters

Ex-NRL player has two charges thrown out

Two domestic violence charges have been dropped against former Melbourne and Canberra NRL player Curtis Scott but seven more are still hanging over his head.

AAP

Police DV officer told woman 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' a day before her husband died, inquest hears

A Townsville inquest hears Queensland police are entering the job woefully unprepared for domestic and family violence matters, but that training is aiming to improve the situation in north Queensland.

ABC News

Attacks on homeless women in WA increase with majority experiencing violence, study finds

Researchers find 86 per cent of women and 50 per cent of men who are homeless in WA have experienced violence, as support services say they are swamped with demand.

ABC News

Queensland police officers who responded to domestic violence siege had only been given online training, inquest hears

An inquest examining police responses to a siege where a man killed himself in Townsville hears the Queensland police officers who attended had minimal or no domestic violence training.

ABC News

Queensland police commissioner’s evidence to inquiry sparks new call for submissions

Commission examining responses to domestic violence says Katarina Carroll’s appearance led to ‘further communications’ from officers

The Guardian - AU

Qld police DV probe reopens for a week

An inquiry into Queensland police responses to domestic violence has reopened for submissions after being contacted about "cultural issues" within the force.

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Rockhampton man Portmoresbey Cecil charged with domestic violence murder of 71yo

A central Queensland man has appeared in court for the first time after being charged with the murder in Rockhampton on Sunday afternoon.

AAP

Man charged with central Qld DV murder

A man in his 30s has been charged with the domestic violence murder of a woman at her home in central Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Advocates angered by news Queensland police boss declined request to appear at inquiry

Katarina Carroll declined invitation on same day police said they will ‘fully cooperate’ with domestic violence inquiry

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police deputy commissioner resigns over ‘vagina whisperer’ comment

Paul Taylor apologises for remark at policing conference, which was aired at domestic violence inquiry

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Queensland Police's Deputy Commissioner Paul Taylor resigns after evidence heard at inquiry into domestic violence and police responses

Deputy Commissioner Paul Taylor announces his immediate resignation from the Queensland Police Service in the wake of evidence heard at an inquiry into domestic violence and police culture.

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Man and mum in Qld court over spyware tool

A man has faced court with his mother over intrusive spyware he allegedly created as a teen and sold to domestic violence perpetrators and other criminals.

ABC News

NT domestic violence sector repeats calls for needs-based funding after one-off $10.7 million federal boost

A one-off, $10.7 million funding boost for Northern Territory domestic violence services falls dramatically short of what is needed, according to women operating shelters from Darwin to Alice Springs.

AAP

Feds fast-track NT family violence funding

A $10.7 million federal government funding commitment to help the Northern Territory combat family and domestic violence has been brought forward.

ABC News

Federal Labor fast-tracks NT domestic violence funding weeks after murder-suicide in Central Australia

The announcement follows a series of deadly domestic violence incidents in the NT, including the deaths of a 30-year-old mother and her baby in outback Central Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s police commissioner declined an initial invitation to appear at domestic violence inquiry

Inquiry hears Katarina Carroll was asked if a summons was needed for her to appear

AAP

Qld top cop 'did not know' DV plan on hold

Queensland's police commissioner has promised to restart a plan to better resource the response to domestic violence after learning it was on hold.

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