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Politicians from the two major parties have suggested adopting laws similar to those in the United Kingdom, but enforcing them would be challenging.
A survey of thousands of young people has revealed choking during intercourse is more common than not. A third of people said they were first made aware of the practice as teenagers.
This week, Victoria has joined several other states and committed to introducing a non-fatal strangulation offence. This move will change the way domestic abusers are prosecuted.
A stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation would be difficult to prove and detract from the ways in which family violence victims are being failed in other policy areas.
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Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Professor, Centre for Women's Studies & Gender Research, Sociology, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Queensland
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ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Professor of Media and Communication and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology