Original article by Craig Butt
The Age – Page: 6 : 27-Jan-15

Some improvement has been made in recent years to the collecting of domestic abuse data, raised as an issue by 2015 Australian of the Year and anti-violence campaigner Rosie Batty. Victorian Department of Justice statistics use formats that make exact interpretation very difficult, while Victoria Police is unable to collate its information on cases for release to the media. Personal safety data compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that close to 17% of women have been victims of physical violence perpetrated by a spouse or lover

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