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One third of migrant and refugee women experience domestic violence, major survey reveals

  • Written by Marie Segrave, Associate Professor, Criminology, Monash University

A third of migrant and refugee women in a new survey said they experienced some form of domestic and/or family violence.

And temporary visa holders consistently reported proportionately higher levels of domestic and family violence, including controlling behaviours. Temporary visa holders also reported much higher patterns of migration-related...

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