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One year on from the brutal murder of Hannah Clarke and her children, Qld Premier announces an independent taskforce to consult on coercive control legislation

Hannah Clarke was murdered a year ago. Criminalising coercive control is only one part of the response that's needed to tackle domestic abuse By a victim survivor of domestic abuse Posted WedWednesday 17 updated ThuThursday 18 I'm the silhouette. Share Print text only I'm just another woman with a family violence story. Telling it will not change the fact more women will be murdered in Australia in 2021, but as the momentum to criminalise coercive control grows, it's time to add my voice to the chorus. It's time I told my story. What is coercive control? Behaviours include: Isolating them ...

  EVEN after she left, after she escaped the man who controlled every moment of her day, who called her a "useless mother" and a "dirty pig", Hannah Clarke's abuser continued to torment her. Two weeks before he set them on fire, before he shouted at the people who ran to help to let his family burn, Rowan Baxter lost access to his children after terrorising and assaulting Hannah, as well as using photographs of the young mum in lingerie to taunt her. It was this loss of control involving access visits, her family believes, that led to his "escalation" - to the murders of an abused woma...

Crime by Vanessa Marsh, Kate Kyriacou 18th Feb 2021 5:21 AM Premium Content   THE brave families of some of the hundreds of Queenslanders horrifically killed in domestic violence murders have united with survivors and campaigners to demand five key changes they say could help bring an end to the senseless cycle of tragedy. On the eve of the anniversary of the deaths of Hannah Clarke and her children, The Courier-Mail can reveal the crucial steps Queensland can take to save lives - in the words of those who have experienced t...

Crime by Vanessa Marsh, Kate Kyriacou 18th Feb 2021 5:21 AM Premium Content   THE brave families of some of the hundreds of Queenslanders horrifically killed in domestic violence murders have united with survivors and campaigners to demand five key changes they say could help bring an end to the senseless cycle of tragedy. On the eve of the anniversary of the deaths of Hannah Clarke and her children, The Courier-Mail can reveal the crucial steps Queensland can take to save lives - in the words of those who have experienced t...