Deaths of four women in South Australia prompt calls for royal commission into domestic violence

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Peak body for family violence says commission would fix ‘highly complex and wicked problem’ and give victim-survivors a voice

The deaths of four South Australian women in one week have prompted an outpouring of grief across Australia and calls for a royal commission into family violence.

Hundreds gathered at SA’s parliament house to demand more be done about the “complex and wicked problem” of domestic and family violence.

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The crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732.

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