Queensland government moves to legislate coercive control as a form of domestic violence

The bill would amend laws to include a pattern of behaviour' and update the definition of stalking

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The Queensland government will seek to broaden the definition of domestic violence to include coercive control, as it moves towards making it a criminal offence in its own right.

The bill, introduced into parliament on Friday, would amend legislation to include a pattern of behaviour" and update the definition of stalking to reflect modern technology.

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