Calls grow to criminalise coercive control in Australia

Anti-domestic violence campaigners are calling for criminalising controlling behaviours that often prove key precursors to physical violence in a relationship.

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But, multicultural support workers say gaps in legislation and services are failing migrant victims on temporary visas.

In English : Amy Chien-Yu Wang ; In Tamil : Selvi

 

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