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The vast majority of dangerous abusive and violent behaviours occur in
private in people's homes and are perpetrated by men, against women.
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1 million Australian women have experienced
violence by a previous partner, including violence that occurred both during
and after the relationship. (ABS 1996)
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23% of Australian women who have ever been
married or in a de-facto relationship experienced violence by a partner at
some time during the relationship. (ABS 1996)
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Of all murder-suicides in Australia from July
1989 - June 1996, 43% were committed by partners or former partners of the
victims. (Australian Institute of Criminology 1998)
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In domestic homicides, Queensland between
1994-1997, 82% of victims were female and 82% of offenders were male.
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In a 1992 survey held at the Emergency
Department of the Royal Brisbane Hospital, 23.6% of the female respondents
indicated a history of experiencing domestic violence. (Roberts 1994)
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It was also found that 70% - 80% of all victims
of domestic violence seek medical assistance at least once.
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A further study undertaken at the Pre-Natal
Clinic at Royal Brisbane Hospital found that 29.7% of pregnant women had a
history of experiencing abuse and 8.9% suffered abuse during pregnancy.
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