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EXPLAINED: Understanding coercive control key to addressing dv | Vintage Vibes

About 3.6 million Australians have experienced emotional abuse by a partner since the age of 15. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

Understanding and identifying coercive control is key to tackling family and gender-based violence in Australia, the federal government says.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus met with his state counterparts in Perth on Friday, where they agreed to seven national principles to address coercive control.

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