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Grace Crivellaro and Tess Ikonomou

DV-related suicide to be probed in urgent inquiry

A united approach is needed to battle Australia's domestic violence crisis, a report says. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

The impact of stemming from domestic, family and sexual violence is set to be examined, as a damning report showing the number of women being killed by intimate partners continues to rise.

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek announced a parliamentary inquiry into suicide stemming from domestic violence on Thursday, following a Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission report which called for a united approach to end the scourge.

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