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NSW government rushes to pass coercive control bill despite opposition from domestic violence advocates

The NSW government says it is matter of life and death that coercive control is criminalised this year and it doesn't want concerns from domestic violence advocates to cause delays. 

In the 13 remaining sitting days for the year, the government is trying to pass its landmark bill to outlaw coercive control – a form of domestic abuse that involves patterns of behaviour that deny victim-survivors their autonomy and independence. 

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