As of 26 May, the Queensland government has criminalised coercive control following the passage of the legislation a year earlier. Under the Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024, coercive control is now recognised…[Continue Reading...]
The Victorian parliament has launched a long-overdue inquiry into abuse and coercive control within cults and religious fringe groups. It is a welcome acknowledgement of the damage that can flourish under the guise of faith, and the unquestioning obedience to…[Continue Reading...]
Our daughters would still be alive if teenagers were better educated about domestic abuse, a group of campaigners has told ITV News, after delivering a petition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. They are calling on the government to bring in…[Continue Reading...]
When it comes to domestic violence, cases involving catastrophic physical violence are the ones that most often make it into the media. But our new research shows there are often signs of trouble long before such tragic outcomes – before…[Continue Reading...]
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 28: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by C Flanigan/FilmMagic) According to Doe, her relationship with Combs…[Continue Reading...]
Canberra Liberals leader Leanne Castley says coercive control stripped power, freedom and independence from the two women closest to her. Watch video https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-08/leanne-castleys-plea-to-outlaw-coercive-control-is/105391716[Continue Reading...]
In this op-ed, Mags Lesiak, a criminologist specializing in domestic violence, takes on criticism of Cassie Ventura after her testimony in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial. When Casandra Ventura was 19, she met 37-year-old Sean “Diddy” Combs, a music mogul…[Continue Reading...]
On June 3, an anonymous accuser of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs wrapped up her testimony during the rapper's sex trafficking trial. The woman, who goes by the pseudonym Mia, claimed she was sexually abused by Diddy throughout her term of…[Continue Reading...]
Monday 26 May 2025 was a memorable one for so many people in their fight for greater awareness and understanding when it comes to the very real issue of coercive control. This day saw Queensland’s coercive control laws come into…[Continue Reading...]
Former NXIVM member and author Sarah Edmondson joins "Banfield" to discuss parallels between NXIVM leader Keith Raniere and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Both men are accused of using sex, threats and manipulation to build their empires, and both were or are…[Continue Reading...]
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