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Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Australia

101 East examines why domestic violence touches so many Australian women and asks what is being done to turn the tide.

“A national disgrace” is how Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull describes the domestic violence epidemic racking the country.

In the past year, more than 60 women have been killed, and a staggering one in four women has experienced domestic violence from an intimate partner.

The government has pledged $100m to stop violence against women, but is it enough and will it go anywhere near what is needed to repair a massively overloaded and broken system?

101 East examines why domestic violence touches so many Australian women – talking to victims, perpetrators and those on the frontline of the crisis.

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