Almost 400 Queenslanders have waited two years for a decision on domestic violence assistance
by Eden Gillespie from World news | The Guardian on (#5XT1Y)
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It took Lisa* and her son just three days to receive a disaster support payment after they were forced to abandon their flooded Brisbane home in February.
But Lisa says after fleeing an allegedly physically and sexually violent relationship, she waited eight months for an initial payment from the state government through Victim Assist Queensland (VAQ).
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