What is coercive control in domestic violence relationships? | ABC News

The murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children in Brisbane in 2020 shone a spotlight on coercive control in domestic violence relationships and sparked debate over whether it should be made a crime in Australia. So, what is coercive control? Where is it a crime? And what movements are we seeing in Australia to criminalise it?
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