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Mum diagnosed with cancer just two days after son stabbed to death by partner

Sandra Morgan was dealt the devastating blow only 48 hours after her world came crashing down when her son Gary Morgan was killed by his partner.

Daily Record

Two decades ago, a domestic violence survivor called for help. Now she works alongside the person who answered her call

HARTFORD, Conn. -- It was just after dawn on Jan. 4, 1999, when Marlene Harris packed up her three children and drove to an East Hartford Stop & Shop, where she picked up a pay phone and dialed 211. Her husband didn’t allow her to use their phone at home.

Tribune News Service

Qld cops charge man, probe woman's death

Brisbane detectives have charged a man with contravening a domestic violence order as part of a probe into a woman's suspicious death.

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Prosecutors dismiss domestic violence case against Cook County judge

The person who filed the complaint told prosecutors the incident was an accident and she did not want to proceed with the case, according to court records.

Chicago Sun-Times

Family's message to all men after dad murdered by girlfriend

Emma Walsh was given a life sentence for the murder of Gary Morgan

Liverpool Echo

National plan to end Australia's domestic violence 'crisis'

For the first time, the plan includes a commitment to supporting women and children's recovery.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter pulls on joggers to help domestic violence survivors

"There was a real sense of community."

Newcastle Herald

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Queensland government moves to legislate coercive control as a form of domestic violence

The bill would amend laws to include a ‘pattern of behaviour’ and update the definition of stalking

The Guardian - AU

Qld moves toward coercive control law

A bill introduced to Queensland parliament is the first step in system-wide domestic violence reform, the state attorney-general says.

AAP

Police officers shot dead ambushed after being lured with domestic violence 999 call

Two suspects were also shot in the ensuing firefight with one, Nicholas Brutcher, dying at the scene. Investigators believe the officers were lured out to the scene to be attacked

Daily Mirror

Grace Tame, Hannah Clarke's family applaud Queensland bill to broaden domestic violence definition to include coercive control

Queensland's new bill proposed to broaden the definitions of domestic violence and stalking to include coercive control.

ABC News

Could the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children prevent future deaths?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people and mentions domestic violence and murder.

The Conversation

Police: 2 officers fatally shot, 3rd wounded in Connecticut

Authorities say two officers were fatally shot and a suspected gunman was killed during a domestic violence call in Connecticut

The Independent UK

Mother speaks out about handling of domestic violence matters after daughter's death

Grieving mother Sharon Moore has spoken out about failures by NSW Police in investigating her teenage daughter Charli Powell's death.

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Emily says she's a victim of domestic violence, but has struggled to feel heard by police and the courts

A Tasmanian woman who alleges she is a victim of domestic violence says she feels "gaslit" by the state's justice system after senior police downplayed her claims as "a family quibble" and a magistrate called them a "tenuous thread of allegations".

ABC News

NSW government rushes to pass coercive control bill despite opposition from domestic violence advocates

The NSW government says it is matter of life and death that coercive control is criminalised this year and it doesn’t want concerns from domestic violence advocates to cause delays.

Irish Mirror

Woman who stashed drug dealing boyfriend's heroin and crack cocaine in vagina walks free from court

Brooke Morgan said she agreed to stash her then boyfriend Ryan Leonard's drugs after being subjected to domestic violence

AAP

Cowboys NRL forward to challenge charges

A domestic violence assault case against benched NRL and Samoan forward Luciano Leilua cannot proceed in its current form, his lawyer says.

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Daily Mirror

Woman stashed drug dealing boyfriend's heroin and crack cocaine inside her

Pregnant Brooke Morgan told court she agreed to accompany Ryan Leonard on his supply missions after being subjected to domestic violence at his hands

Tribune News Service

Melinda Henneberger: What could possibly sour Herschel Walker’s Republican supporters on him? Nothing, they say

That a candidate with a history of domestic violence and multiple “secret” children — kids the former football star Herschel Walker fathered but never parented — could still win a U.S. Senate seat doesn’t surprise me as much as I wish it did.

Bangkok Post

Deadly mix of guns, drugs and domestic violence

As the country reels from one of its worst mass killings, those on the frontline of family violence, drug addiction and mental illness in a country awash with guns say support systems are in crisis and need a shake-up to prevent further tragedies.

ABC News

How basket weaving and a far-flung outback town are helping Tia Whyman heal from trauma

Domestic violence left Tia too scared to leave her home. But a chance workshop changed the course of her life.

AAP

Qld premier backs cops as DV inquiry ends

The Queensland premier admits the police force has "deep-seated" cultural issues with misogyny, sexism and racism, but those exist throughout society.

AAP

Qld police boss recounts sexual harassment

Queensland's police commissioner has told an inquiry she was subjected to sexual harassment early in her career.

AAP

Lewd Qld cop promotion a bad call: Carroll

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll admits it was a bad decision to promote a senior officer after he made sexist comments.

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