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Will Nicholas

'Alarming' training gaps on family violence frontline

A federal committee is investigating links between domestic violence and suicide. (George Chan/AAP PHOTOS)

Many workers dealing directly with issues surrounding family and domestic violence receive just hours of specific training on how to handle it, or no teaching at all, an inquiry has been told.

The deficits came to light during a parliamentary inquiry into links between domestic violence and suicide, held in Melbourne on Thursday.

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