05:47 EDT, 26 April 2021
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A candlelit vigil held less than a kilometre from where Kelly Wilkinson died, allegedly at the hands of her former partner, heard that her death should be a line in the sand moment for changes to domestic violence laws.
Around one thousand people gathered on the Gold Coast Titans training ground at Parkwood on the northern Gold Coast on Monday night to pay silent tribute to the mother-of-three, who was found in the backyard of her Arundel home on the morning of April 20.
Attendees wore green - Kelly s favourite colour - and carried scented candles, gathering as the sun was setting and a full moon was rising on a cool Autumn evening on the Gold Coast.
Queensland police commissioner unconvinced by calls for women-only police stations
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Women-only police stations in Buenos Aires are brightly-coloured and have play areas for children.
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An expert in family violence prevention believes women-only police stations could help lower Queensland s alarming levels of domestic abuse, but she says her message is not being heard.
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QUT Professor Kerry Carrington says the same approach is needed in Queensland
Commissioner Katarina Carroll says more evidence is needed before any trial is approved
Professor Kerry Carrington, from the Queensland University of Technology s Centre for Justice said we re going backwards, we re not going forwards we really need to do something different .