Australia's Shame

Reluctance to report family violence ‘a lot worse than we thought’
Professor Marcia Langton led a research team from the University of Melbourne looking at barriers to Aboriginal women reporting domestic violence.

Indigenous women are discouraged from reporting domestic violence by fear of having their children removed and the threat of being left homeless.

Reluctance to report family violence ‘a lot worse than we thought’

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