Queensland’s landmark coercive control laws have delivered just two prison sentences in five months, leaving more than 150 victims waiting for justice. The exclusive data, obtained by The Courier-Mail ...
For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women without clear legal recognition of their experiences. While NSW and Queensland ...
Lee Lawrence Kingdom, 37, was sentenced in Gladstone District Court after pleading guilty to coercive control and assault (both domestic violence offences). The court heard Kingdom’s latest crimes ...
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 ...
“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 ...