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There's no debate: Family violence is gendered

Adam Holmes
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:31am, first published September 22 2019 - 6:00am
Senator Pauline Hanson has been appointed deputy chair of a family law inquiry, and repeatedly claims that women lie about family violence.
Senator Pauline Hanson has been appointed deputy chair of a family law inquiry, and repeatedly claims that women lie about family violence.

Spending weeks, months, years sitting in regional Australian criminal courts, you learn a thing or two about human behaviour, trends in offending and this important fact: family violence is most definitely gendered.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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