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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Amanda Gearing

THE TRUTH ABOUT: What is coercive control these are the concerning behaviours - The Untold Story

Hannah Clarke with her children Aaliyah, Trey and Laianah
Hannah Clarke with her children Aaliyah, Trey and Laianah. Their murder at the hands of her estranged husband led to Queensland criminalising coercive control. Photograph: David Kelly/The Clarke Family

Queensland is leading Australia through a cultural and legal transformation to criminalise coercive control, a pattern of behaviours that is highly correlated with the risk of domestic harm and homicide.

The state’s premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, announced this week that the government will train frontline responders, including police and emergency services, to be ready for proposed law changes in 2023.

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