Following the passing of landmark legislation in 2022 that criminalised coercive control in New South Wales, a 34-year-old man has now become the first person sentenced to prison under the law.
42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control, according to new research released this week. The study, published in Wiley Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly ...
Domestic abuse is insidious, with a few warning signs within a new relationship overlooked in that hazy, rose-tinted euphoric stage of falling in love.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – A bill in the state house would amend South Carolina law to create a new criminal offense, known as “coercive control,” while also broadening who qualifies as a household ...
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New data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) shows that NSW Police recorded 386 coercive control events between July 2024 and September 2025, 15 of which were in the Illawarra.
“Coercive control” is the term for a diabolical relationship pattern that can have devastating consequences. It occurs when one person unreasonably interferes with another person’s free will and ...
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