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Qld taskforce to criminalise coercive control
Queensland has unveiled a taskforce to consult on proposed laws as it moves to criminalise a form of domestic violence known as coercive control.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement on Wednesday morning, saying there were similar laws in places in the United Kingdom.
She said the proposed laws would better protect victims.
Margaret McMurdo, who is the former president of the Queensland Court of Appeal, will chair the taskforce.
Ms Palaszczuk explained coercive control was a form of non-physical domestic and family violence…
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