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 ...

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 ...

According to new research, 42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control. The study, published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly half of respondents ...

NSW Police recorded 297 incidents of coercive control in the year since it was criminalised in the state, but laid charges only on nine occasions. Despite hundreds of recorded instances, the new ...

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 ...

The ACT is set to criminalise coercive control by the middle of 2026, making it a standalone offence. Warning: This story references domestic and family violence and coercive control. Family Violence ...

Proposed laws, agreed to by shadow cabinet on Thursday, would see abusers found guilty of coercive control jailed for up to seven years under a Coalition policy — with Labor also leaving the door open ...