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Pauline Hanson’s comments about domestic violence are more than vile. They are dangerous for women | Nicole Yade

A woman in Australia is killed by someone she trusted every 11 days and misinformation about family violence does real harm to victims

On Wednesday, senator Pauline Hanson claimed domestic and family violence is “a two-way street”, blamed the cost of living for perpetrators’ actions, and suggested women experiencing abuse should simply “not put up with it”.

These comments are not an aberration. They sit within a broader political project that has, for decades, attempted to build support on the basis of normalising prejudice, particularly against migrants, Muslim communities and communities of colour. That same platform can also risk lending credibility to dangerous myths about domestic and family violence.

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