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Building new domestic violence shelters

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Dozens of new shelters for vulnerable women and children will be provided across the country, as part of a government plan to help victims of family violence. Support organisations say reports of domestic violence have risen 50 per cent during the pandemic.


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By Cassandra Bain, Peggy Giakoumelos

Presented by Svetlana Printcev

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Dozens of new shelters for vulnerable women and children will be provided across the country, as part of a government plan to help victims of family violence. Support organisations say reports of domestic violence have risen 50 per cent during the pandemic.



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