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Emily says she's a victim of domestic violence, but has struggled to feel heard by police and the courts

A Tasmanian woman who alleges she is a victim of domestic violence says she feels "gaslit" by the state's justice system after senior police downplayed her claims as "a family quibble" and a magistrate called them a "tenuous thread of allegations".

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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.

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Woman who stashed drug dealing boyfriend's heroin and crack cocaine in vagina walks free from court

Brooke Morgan said she agreed to stash her then boyfriend Ryan Leonard's drugs after being subjected to domestic violence

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Cowboys NRL forward to challenge charges

A domestic violence assault case against benched NRL and Samoan forward Luciano Leilua cannot proceed in its current form, his lawyer says.

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Woman stashed drug dealing boyfriend's heroin and crack cocaine inside her

Pregnant Brooke Morgan told court she agreed to accompany Ryan Leonard on his supply missions after being subjected to domestic violence at his hands

Daily Mirror

Melinda Henneberger: What could possibly sour Herschel Walker’s Republican supporters on him? Nothing, they say

That a candidate with a history of domestic violence and multiple “secret” children — kids the former football star Herschel Walker fathered but never parented — could still win a U.S. Senate seat doesn’t surprise me as much as I wish it did.

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Deadly mix of guns, drugs and domestic violence

As the country reels from one of its worst mass killings, those on the frontline of family violence, drug addiction and mental illness in a country awash with guns say support systems are in crisis and need a shake-up to prevent further tragedies.

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How basket weaving and a far-flung outback town are helping Tia Whyman heal from trauma

Domestic violence left Tia too scared to leave her home. But a chance workshop changed the course of her life.

ABC News

Qld premier backs cops as DV inquiry ends

The Queensland premier admits the police force has "deep-seated" cultural issues with misogyny, sexism and racism, but those exist throughout society.

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Qld police boss recounts sexual harassment

Queensland's police commissioner has told an inquiry she was subjected to sexual harassment early in her career.

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Lewd Qld cop promotion a bad call: Carroll

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll admits it was a bad decision to promote a senior officer after he made sexist comments.

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Queensland police’s reputation on the line as commissioner returns to domestic violence inquiry

Katarina Carroll’s first appearance was something of a public relations disaster – her second is being viewed by many as an interview to keep her job

The Guardian - AU

Tyrrell's mum admits assaulting partner

The birth mother of missing boy William Tyrrell has been placed on a one-year good behaviour bond after admitting an unrelated domestic violence offence.

AAP

Colorado's broken child custody system

"Sometimes the judge just cuts and pastes all my recommendations and puts it into the court order," evaluator brags

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Police charge North Queensland Cowboys player Luciano Leilua with alleged DV offences

North Queensland Cowboys player Luciano Leilua is charged with alleged domestic violence offences in Sydney by NSW Police.

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Cowboys' Leilua charged with DV offences

North Queensland NRL player Luciano Leilua has been arrested and charged with domestic violence offences in Sydney.

Manchester Evening News

Dad, 51, fined £750 after slapping teenage daughter with the back of his hand in "sad one-off family incident" amid row over Snapchat

Finn, a recycling company manager who has no previous convictions, was charged with assault by beating

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French rapper Kaaris detained over domestic abuse allegations

The Franco-Ivorian rapper Kaaris has been taken into police custody for questioning, after being accused of domestic violence by his former girlfriend.

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Home violence toll on kids with disability

Children with disabilities are much more likely than others to experience family and domestic violence, Australian research has shown.

Newcastle Herald

Jenny's Place marks 45 years of supporting women and children fleeing violence

ALICIA Floyer juggles many roles. At just 29 she is a solicitor, business owner and expectant mother. She is also a brave abuse survivor.

The Independent UK

Shooting suspect believed to be on run with his daughter, 15

A Southern California woman was shot to death in a domestic violence incident and police say the suspect is a 45-year-old man believed to be on the run with his 15-year-old daughter

The Canberra Times

'Insidious nature of domestic violence' gets perpetrator jailed for almost five years

A magistrate used the perpetrator's sentencing as an opportunity to "completely disavow the outdated notion [that it is] for a woman to leave the relationship".

Dublin Live

Government gives go-ahead for domestic violence victims to get paid time off work

Workers affected by domestic violence will be entitled to five days of paid leave per year under the new scheme

ABC News

NSW public sector employees to get 20 days of paid domestic violence leave per year

The state's Minister for Women's Safety, Natalie Ward, says the change will "give our workers greater support at a time when they need it most".

AAP

NSW public sector doubles staff DV leave

Casual workers in the NSW public sector will be able to take paid leave in the event of domestic violence as balances for all public servants are doubled.

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