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'National emergency': Calls for tougher action on domestic violence

Published 26 April 2024, 9:07 am
There are growing calls for tougher action from state and federal governments on what's been described as a 'national emergency' of domestic and gender-based violence. Two more deaths this week - allegedly perpetrated by men known to the victims - have sparked rallies around the country.
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