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Jack Gramenz

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

A funding boost will prevent more trauma for victim-survivors and help keep alleged abusers in jail. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Support services will get longer funding timelines to help more than a million domestic violence survivors as spending on jails and courts increases.

More than half a billion dollars will go towards dealing with domestic violence to undo years of "neglect", with plans to better support victim-survivors and keep alleged abusers behind bars.

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