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Family of murdered woman, children back new DV laws

Police will be able to issue immediate 12-month protections to alleged domestic violence victims after legislation passed state parliament.

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'Hannah's smiling down on us': landmark laws begin

Five years after a horrific attack, coercive control has become a criminal offence in Queensland in a "bittersweet" day for a murdered mother's parents.

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Fears new domestic violence police powers may backfire

Victims of domestic violence could be at greater risk of criminalisation under a plan to give police rapid protection powers, advocates warn.

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'We hope Hannah's proud': parents on mission to halt DV

Lloyd and Suzanne Clarke lost their daughter and three grandchildren to domestic violence and have been fierce advocates for criminalising coercive control.

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Domestic violence burns more severe than from accidents, Australian research finds

Exclusive: Data shows 100 Australian women admitted to specialist units in 2009-2022 as result of DV but researchers say this is likely an underestimate

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Coercive control criminalised in landmark legislation

More than four years after the murder of Hannah Clarke and her children, coercive control has become a criminal offence in Queensland under landmark laws.

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Historic laws aim to stop women suffering in silence

Historic laws that make coercive control a stand-alone offence in Queensland will ensure women will speak up and no longer suffer in silence, advocates say.

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Queensland to make coercive control standalone offence

Three years after Hannah Clarke's death, laws to make coercive control a stand-alone offence have been introduced to Queensland's parliament.

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BBC's Critical Incident: Police horses in Bristol 'hit with missiles'

Sargeant Hannah Clarke said it is "quite easy" for police officers on horses to be targeted, so the horses need to be equipped in 'public order kit'

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Watch: Plane crash deaths confirmed, Coercive control law, Qantas record profit

Watch: "Hannah's law", a law against coercive control, is one step closer to being passed in Queensland three years after the murder of Hannah Clarke and

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Queensland lays groundwork to outlaw coercive control

Queensland has changed the definition of domestic violence to include patterns of behaviour over time ahead of plans to criminalise coercive control.

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Domestic violence law reforms pass Queensland parliament, but consultation on criminalisation of coercive control continues

The changes will expand the definition of domestic and family abuse to include a "pattern of behaviour" and will strengthen the offence of stalking.

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New laws prep Queensland for coercive control offence

The Queensland government is preparing to introduce a standalone coercive control criminal offence as updated domestic and family violence laws pass parliament.

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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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DV coverage may spur copycats: study

Graphic media coverage of domestic violence cases could contribute to "copycat'' behaviour, a new University of Queensland study suggests.

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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

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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.

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Apparent rise in use of fire in domestic violence attacks must be investigated, expert says

Research into cases of arson and burn injuries suggests links between use or threat of fire, and domestic and family violence

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Online guide to help women facing domestic and family violence, homelessness receives funding

With the backing of the Small Steps 4 Hannah Foundation, The Lady Musgrave Trust launches an online guide to help women experiencing domestic and family violence and homelessness.

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Work on national approach to coercive control to begin at attorneys-general meeting in Melbourne

A meeting of the country's attorneys-general may see a renewed push for coercive control — the pattern of behaviours by abusers to dominate and control their partners — to be criminalised in all states and territories.

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Attorneys progress action on coercion

Australia's attorneys-general are working on nationally consistent laws to prevent and respond to coercive control and sexual assault.

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Countering ‘rape as routine’: world expert explains the key to getting coercive control laws right

Sexual assault in relationships requires entirely separate systems of reporting, says professor who coined term ‘coercive control’

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Family and domestic violence is the 'wicked social problem' a university course is aiming to address

For years Grace was in denial about her husband's abuse, and experts say that's understandable given the lack of training many first responders have in dealing with the complex issue.

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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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If Hannah Clarke had known the signs, she and her kids might still be alive

More than two years after the tragic death of Hannah Clarke, the coroner’s determination should be a big red alert in how we see domestic violence.

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