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ACT Moves to Criminalize Coercive Control | Adelaide News
The ACT is poised to make coercive control a standalone criminal offense, aiming to tackle a hidden but devastating form of domestic violence. While lawmakers review the proposal, critics highlight a glaring flaw: only one victim-survivor testified at the committee hearing, despite widespread input from advocacy groups. Coercive control—ranging from financial manipulation to psychological domination—often masks itself as “reasonable” behavior, slowly eroding a person’s freedom until escape becomes impossible. With many homicides linked to this abuse, the timing of the report’s release is…
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