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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

A Queensland domestic violence victim was promised a voice – then told she was no longer welcome to call the minister’s office

Composite image of Amanda Camm.
One member of Queensland’s domestic violence work group says staff in minister Amanda Camm’s office threatened to hang up on any further calls from her. Composite: AAP/Guardian design

When the Queensland minister, Amanda Camm, announced her hand-picked domestic violence working group, her statement said the state government would “give victims a voice”.

About a year later, Camm’s chief of staff sent an email to one of the members of the working group who has lived experience of domestic violence. The woman was dissatisfied with the process, and had been seeking a private meeting with the minister for the prevention of domestic and family violence to raise her concerns.

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