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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Tory Shepherd

Domestic violence worst at Christmas and New Year in Australia, with more than 60 women killed in violent attacks this year

Rear view of woman holding curtain and looking out of glass window
‘There are better choices men can make. They can choose to imagine a Christmas without violence and control,’ says head of domestic violence body NTV. Photograph: Fahroni/Alamy

More than 60 women have been violently killed this year, many by intimate partners, and experts warn that the holidays are a particularly dangerous time.

Counting Dead Women Australia – which is run by Destroy the Joint researchers – tracks “every known death due to violence against women” and says the number this week reached 62.

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