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Coercive control is a key part of domestic violence. So why isn't it a crime across Australia?

  • Written by Paul McGorrery, PhD Candidate in Criminal Law, Deakin University
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The recent killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children by her estranged husband has raised national attention to the types of behaviour that might lead to such a horrific crime, and how we might spot it early enough to intervene.

Researchers have known for decades most family violence involves forms of abuse other than physical...

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