This past October, domestic violence month, was also a time to recognize changes to the legal definition of domestic violence. This year's statutory progress included coercive control in intimate ...
Since coercive control became a criminal offence in NSW only nine charges have been laid. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the state received 297 reports of coercive control. Frontline domestic ...
The topic of coercive control is one that rightfully has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. It is coming up more and more as part of custody cases. Moreover, in January of 2024, New ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP. Nicola Tree via Getty Images I’ve heard women describe years of psychological torture. Partners ...
For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women without clear legal recognition of their experiences. While NSW and Queensland ...
Coercive control will be criminalised in the ACT by mid-2026, the government said today. Family Violence Minister Marisa Paterson says a steering committee will oversee the law's progression, in ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Getty Images] Three victim-survivors of coercive control have shared their stories to help others spot the signs and act. The ...