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Maeve Bannister

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Law amendments are set to be introduced to a state parliament to crack down on covert stalking. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Covert stalking via tracking devices will become a criminal offence in a state as its government cracks down on technology-facilitated domestic violence.

Perpetrators in NSW are increasingly using tracking devices such as air tags and phone location apps to covertly monitor, stalk, intimidate and harass victims, but laws against such actions have not kept pace.

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