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| UpdatedPolice charge a man with the murder of his partner, who was fatally stabbed in Sydney's west overnight in what is being described as a case of domestic violence.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, police, domestic-violence, parramatta-2150
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| UpdatedFor the past six months I have refused to watch any film or TV show that features violence against women, writes Laura Hartnell. Women are more than just pieces of flesh to be destroyed.
Topics: popular-culture, television, film-movies, domestic-violence, women
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| UpdatedJeffery Lecke admits to being in denial about hitting his wife and says he would probably have breached the domestic violence order keeping him away from her if not for a newly formed police unit on the Sunshine Coast.
Topics: domestic-violence, community-and-society, family-law, people, police, maroochydore-4558, qld, australia
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| UpdatedThere's been a plea for the role of men in combating gender-based violence in PNG not to be ignored.
Topics: domestic-violence, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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| UpdatedThe former partner of rugby league star Semi Radradra tells a Sydney court he punched her in the face soon after she gave birth, and then confessed to their pastor.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, sport, nrl, rugby-league, domestic-violence, sydney-2000, nsw
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| UpdatedHundreds of families displaced by tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's volatile highlands region have been given help to rebuild their shattered lives.
Topics: relief-and-aid-organisations, domestic-violence, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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A Russian tattoo artist turns scars of violence into things of beauty, boosting the confidence of domestic abuse victims.
Topics: domestic-violence, community-and-society, visual-art, psychology, law-crime-and-justice, family-law, russian-federation
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In the days after Teresa Bradford was killed by her estranged husband, the Women's Legal Service Queensland helpline received 47 per cent more calls than usual from women concerned it could happen to them.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, domestic-violence, suicide, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedVictims of domestic violence will be notified if their alleged attacker applies for bail under a bill proposed by Queensland's Opposition.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, domestic-violence, community-and-society, suicide, activism-and-lobbying, pimpama-4209, qld, southport-4215, mermaid-beach-4218
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| UpdatedA woman who became the victim of an online sex scam at the hands of a former lover tells a Brisbane court she felt humiliated and "a prisoner in her own home".
Topics: pornography, sexual-offences, domestic-violence, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedAlongside the impossible pain and hefty medical expenses, acid attack victims are often faced with a closed door when attempting to re-enter society and find work. But they are now asking employers to see their skills, not their scars.
Topics: women, assault, domestic-violence, india
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A Canberra judge says trespass laws need to be changed after a man was able to squat in the home of his dead ex-partner for more than a year before being forcibly removed.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, domestic-violence, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedBonnie Mobbs says her daughter Shelsea Schilling deserved to live and demands governments move to halt domestic violence, as Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls vows to introduce a bill to toughen bail applications.
Topics: domestic-violence, laws, prisons-and-punishment, state-parliament, southport-4215
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Margaret Court is the world’s most decorated tennis player with 64 major titles to her name. Court is now a Christian pastor who treasures her sporting victories, but says they are no match for her faith.
Topics: domestic-violence, family, marriage, gays-and-lesbians, christianity, evangelism, sport, tennis, australian-open, health, mental-health, australia, albury-2640, nsw, melbourne-3000, perth-6000, wa, united-states, england
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| UpdatedThe death of a Gold Coast mother prompts a review into the system of bail for accused domestic violence offenders in Queensland, including considering making individuals responsible for proving they are not a danger.
Topics: domestic-violence, laws, law-crime-and-justice, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, family-law, pimpama-4209, qld, brisbane-4000, australia, southport-4215
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Darren O'Brien speaks to the media following the murder of her sister Teresa Bradford in a domestic violence incident.
Topics: domestic-violence, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, community-and-society, pimpama-4209
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| UpdatedIt is imperative that victims of domestic violence are told if their partner is being released from jail, former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty says.
Topics: domestic-violence, community-and-society, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, pimpama-4209
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| UpdatedThe Gold Coast court that bailed David Bradford, the man involved in Tuesday's murder-suicide, was told he threatened to kill his estranged wife Teresa Bradford during a violent attack two months ago.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, domestic-violence, community-and-society, pimpama-4209
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| UpdatedA close family member says David Bradford was failed by Queensland's mental health support system before he killed his estranged wife Teresa and took his own life.
Topics: domestic-violence, mental-health, murder-and-manslaughter, prisons-and-punishment, courts-and-trials, pimpama-4209
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| UpdatedQueensland's bail laws may be tightened in the wake of Gold Coast mother Teresa Bradford being killed by her estranged husband while he was out on bail on domestic violence charges, although a prominent criminal lawyer is warning against the move.
Topics: domestic-violence, laws, family-law, courts-and-trials, activism-and-lobbying, law-crime-and-justice, community-and-society, pimpama-4209, qld, southport-4215, australia, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedAuthorities knew a woman killed by her estranged husband on the Gold Coast was in "grave danger of being murdered", prompting questions about whether Queensland's justice system is failing to protect victims.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, domestic-violence, community-and-society, suicide, activism-and-lobbying, pimpama-4209, qld, southport-4215, mermaid-beach-4218
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| UpdatedA campaign to raise funds to stop violence against women is encouraging to women to stop shaving their legs and underarms during February.
Topics: charities, womens-health, domestic-violence, australia
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| UpdatedA Gold Coast man who took his own life after stabbing his estranged wife to death this morning was on bail over an earlier domestic violence charge, it has been revealed.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, domestic-violence, pimpama-4209, southport-4215, qld, australia
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Pets can be victims of domestic violence too. But when their owner escapes, often pets have nowhere to go.
Topics: community-and-society, domestic-violence, human-interest, animals, animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, mount-gambier-5290
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A bill to decriminalise some forms of domestic violence has passed today in Russia's lower house.
Topics: domestic-violence, russian-federation