VICTIMS of domestic violence say they could have escaped their abuser earlier if they d been made aware of their criminal past, amid fresh calls for a disclosure scheme. Domestic violence advocates, survivors and families of murdered women have joined together to call for wide ranging changes to laws, processes and education on the anniversary of the murders of Hannah Clarke and her children Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4 and Trey, 3. It comes as Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman announced a task force had been established to look at the criminalisation of coercive control. The anniversary has also prompted calls for further discussion around GPS trackers for high risk offenders, the eradication of the defence of provocation and an education program in schools to teach kids about the signs of an unhealthy relationship.
Calls to unmask repeat DV offenders
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Calls to unmask repeat DV offenders
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 Queenslanders desperate for a painless death have turned to Switzerland s world-renowned assisted-dying clinic ahead of the state considering similar end-of-life laws. Pegasos, a voluntary assisted dying clinic based in the northern Swiss town of Basel, is receiving almost daily inquiries from Queenslanders considering their deaths. The clinic, which opened in 2019, has received more inquiries from people in Queensland than any other state in Australia. Pegasos spokeswoman Fiona Stewart said the clinic recorded a growing number of referrals from Australia. Pegasos has regular weekly, sometimes daily, inquiries from folk in Queensland, she said. People are not necessarily looking to Pegasos to die, but they are looking for choice.