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state political reporter Rachel Riga

Grace Tame, Hannah Clarke's family applaud Queensland bill to broaden domestic violence definition to include coercive control

Significant changes to domestic violence laws in Queensland will be introduced into state parliament today to pave the way for coercive control to be made a crime.

The bill proposes the definition of domestic and family violence be broadened to include a "pattern of behaviour", and that the definition of stalking be updated to reflect modern technology.

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