New figures from the ABC show one in 10 people on Queensland public housing waitlist are known to be at risk of domestic violence.
Almost 2200 people on the waitlist are desperate for housing due to concerns for their safety, with a number claiming that it’s not hard for their partners to find out where they are.
So far today police in Australia would have dealt with 292 domestic violence matters.
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