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Murder victim Kelly Wilkinson repeatedly visited police in fear. They said she was ‘cop shopping’

Exclusive: Family calls for inquest, saying Wilkinson visited police ‘almost every day’ before she was murdered by her husband in 2021

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Domestic violence advocates outraged over potential for ‘watered-down’ Queensland police integrity unit

Expert says anything less than the ‘full implementation of an independent police integrity model’ will fail to prevent the continuation of misconduct

The Guardian - AU

Family violence can include fire threats and burning. We can do more to protect women

Using fire and burning, and threats to burn, as part of family violence is more common than many people realise. These tools and tactics are used to coercively control a partner or ex-partner.

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Queensland police allowed sexist and racist attitudes to flourish – advocates are worried about its $100m ‘reward’

As hard questions are asked about Queensland police’s leadership, concerns are raised about a new focus on recruitment

The Guardian - AU

Family of Queensland woman killed by former partner call for national domestic violence database

Calls come ahead of meeting of Australia’s ministers for women, where groups say a national register should be discussed

The Guardian - AU

Police 'just dismissed' requests for help from domestic violence murder victim, daughter says

The daughter of a domestic violence murder victim says women in Queensland are forced to play a game of "Russian roulette" as to whether they are going to get proper support from police.

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Dangers of 'domestic terrorism' revealed after dual inquests, domestic violence advocates call for pre-emptive measures

Despite significant changes to policing since the murders of Hannah Clarke and Doreen Langham, advocates say pre-emptive measures need to be put in place that recognise family violence as domestic terrorism.

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How two cases shocked Queensland into action on domestic violence

The horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and Doreen Langham mobilised public opinion and a drive for change, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Families of murder victims Hannah Clarke and Doreen Langham join call for specialist police stations

‘Women have had enough,’ says Prof Kerry Carrington, who has been advocating for domestic violence stations since 2015

The Guardian - AU

Coroner recommends specialist domestic violence police stations following Doreen Langham death

The domestic violence death of Queensland mother Doreen Langham has resulted in coronial recommendations to Queensland police to address widespread cultural issues within the force and to trial specialist domestic violence police stations and staff.

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Cops could have stopped DV deaths: coroner

A coroner investigating the deaths of a woman and her ex-partner in a fire he started says there were numerous missed opportunities for police to respond.

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Queensland police union boss made defamation claim against domestic violence expert

Prof Kerry Carrington had spoken to media after giving evidence about police culture at inquest of murdered Logan woman Doreen Langham

The Guardian - AU

Better police training isn’t a silver bullet to address Queensland’s domestic violence problem

Analysis: Despite calls for an inquiry into Queensland police culture, some still say training alone will fix the issue

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s ‘patchwork’ response to domestic violence has clearly failed, police veteran says

Exclusive: Former head of state’s domestic violence unit says ‘it’s 2022 and women are still dying horrifically’, amid calls for royal commission

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Doreen Langham inquest hears police did 'less than the minimum' before domestic violence murder

Clem O'Regan tells the inquest that police made a "major mistake" in failing to Ms Langham, who told them that Gary Hely had burnt down one of his partner's houses before.

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Madonna King: Yet more deaths from domestic violence should be shocking us into action

Our failure in preventing domestic violence is a systemic problem, which our governments – state and federal – continue to ignore.

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Doreen Langham inquest hears police describe her crying, fearing for her life as 'not concerning'

The 49-year-old told police her ex-partner, with a domestic violence order against him, broke into her home, threatened her life and committed a sex act on her bed — but officers later described the conversation as "not concerning at the time".

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Police made 'calamity of errors' before domestic violence killing of Doreen Langham, inquest hears

A professor who has reviewed police interactions with Ms Langham says police made 'error after error' in their response to calls for help from the victim.

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Cops' 'catastrophic failure' before murder

A Queensland woman murdered by her abusive former partner would still be alive if not for the "catastrophic failure" of Queensland police, a court has heard.

ABC News

Doreen Langham inquest hears police could have done more before fatal fire

A coronial inquest into the death of Queensland woman Doreen Langham hears that a police officer who attended her property before it was set on fire could have checked the history of the man believed to be responsible for her death.

AAP

Victim had 'nothing to fear' killer claims

A Queensland coroner is investigating the police response to domestic violence complaints by a woman about her ex-partner before the pair died in a fire.

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We can’t celebrate International Women’s Day until every woman is safe

We’ve taken baby steps in the long march to gender equality in Australia but we need to take giant strides to reach it.

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Qld DV inquest hears of 'sniper' threat

The adequacy of the police response to complaints by a woman about her ex-partner are being considered during an inquest into the 49-year-old's death in a fire.

The Guardian - AU

Police response beset by ‘so many inadequacies’ ahead of Doreen Langham’s death, inquest hears

Gary Hely issued a chilling warning to his former partner 15 days before dousing her house in petrol and setting it alight

The Guardian - AU

PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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