It took months for Stephanie* to find the courage to call Queensland police and report coercive controlling behaviour by her ex-partner. When she got through to an officer at a Brisbane police station ...

For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women ...

Queensland courts have sentenced just 10 people for coercive control while more than 350 victims await justice in the first year it has been designated a crime. Exclusive data obtained by The ...

Older Australians are facing hidden and often unrecognised forms of coercive control, with new research showing that systems ...

A 37-year-old repeat domestic violence offender who “instilled fear” in his ex-wife, has become the first in a Qld District Court to be sentenced under new coercive control legislation. Lee Lawrence ...

Exclusive data obtained by The Courier-Mail shows 17 coercive control matters have been finalised in Queensland courts – 10 which were sentenced to jail and seven matters either dismissed or withdrawn ...