Coercive control is now a criminal offence in Queensland, with a maximum penalty of up to 14 years jail for adults who engage in a pattern of controlling behaviour. Trump makes Second World War joke ...

Leveridge, who has a three-page criminal history, struggled with drug addiction during the offending between May 25 and September 12. The court heard he was controlling and demanding in his attempts ...

The federal government’s plan to name femicide in the Criminal Code and introduce measures to reduce violence against women is being lauded by advocates who have long worked for stricter penalties for ...