News item - ABC News - Family violence experts say more work is needed to better spot the often hidden signs and integrate services for victim-survivors of strangulation

October 27, 2026
|In ENGENDER IN THE NEWS, PCFSV Media
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Published by ABC News, 08/10/26

An interview with Dr Heather Douglas, presenter at the Non-Fatal Strangulation Forum held in Hobart on 8th October 2026

Watch the ABC News interview here

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We acknowledge, with deep respect the palawa people, the traditional owners of lutruwita (Tasmania/Van Diemen’s Land). The palawa people belong to the oldest continuing culture in the world. They have lived in union with Country for many thousands of years. We express gratitude for their custodianship and stand with palawa people in the declaration that sovereignty remains unceded.

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