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Why are rates of domestic violence in Australia still so high?

  • Written by Heather Douglas, Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
imageOne in six Australian women have experienced partner violence.Isaac Holmgren/Unsplash

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released this week as part of the Personal Safety Study (PSS) reveals 16% of Australian women have experienced partner violence.

The 2016 PSS was conducted across Australia and surveyed around 21,000 people about their...

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