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'We hope Hannah's proud': parents on mission to halt DV

Lloyd and Suzanne Clarke lost their daughter and three grandchildren to domestic violence and have been fierce advocates for criminalising coercive control.

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Student designs modular camera for left-handed photographers

It may be a one-off prototype, but we'd love to see this level of innovation in mass-produced cameras

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Historic laws aim to stop women suffering in silence

Historic laws that make coercive control a stand-alone offence in Queensland will ensure women will speak up and no longer suffer in silence, advocates say.

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If Hannah Clarke had known the signs, she and her kids might still be alive

More than two years after the tragic death of Hannah Clarke, the coroner’s determination should be a big red alert in how we see domestic violence.

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How two cases shocked Queensland into action on domestic violence

The horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and Doreen Langham mobilised public opinion and a drive for change, experts say

The Guardian - AU

The Hannah Clarke inquest reveals, yet again, significant system failures. Here's what's urgently needed for women's safety

In 2020 the killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children – Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3 – by her former partner Rowan Baxter, horrified the nation. It prompted significant calls for urgent action on violence against women and improved recognition of coercive control as a leading precursor…

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The Loop: Coroner's findings on Hannah Clarke's death, Origin Energy fined millions, Ghislaine Maxwell's victims speak

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Hannah Clarke inquest concludes as coroner finds further actions by authorities 'unlikely' to have prevented murders

A coroner finds any further actions by authorities were "unlikely" to have stopped Rowan Baxter murdering his estranged partner Hannah Clarke and their children.

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Queensland Coroners Court delivers findings into deaths of Hannah Clarke and her children, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey

An inquest into the deaths of Brisbane woman Hannah Clarke and her three children has delivered its findings. Warning: This report contains content some people may find distressing.

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The Loop: Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced, Donald Trump's actions on January 6, and Nick Kyrgios's wild Wimbledon win

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Hannah Clarke inquest hears how murders have destroyed her parents' lives, in emotional victim impact statement

Hannah Clarke's parents describe how the murder of their daughter and her three children at the hands of her estranged husband has destroyed their lives, leaving them with "all-consuming" grief.

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Rowan Baxter a 'monster': Clarke's parents

Hannah Clarke's parents have described Rowan Baxter as a "true monster", saying nothing could have stopped him from killing their daughter.

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Chilling footage of Hannah Clarke's estranged husband shopping for fuel can, zip ties shown to inquest

A chilling video showing Hannah Clarke's estranged husband shopping for zip ties and a fuel can to kill his family in his local hardware story is released to the inquest probing the family's murders.

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Psychologist had 'no concerns' with Baxter

A month before Rowan Baxter killed his children, his psychologist had no concerns about his mental health, saying contact with his children would be ideal.

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Hannah Clarke inquest hears police downgraded killer's assault charge days before petrol attack

Police downgraded a serious assault charge against Hannah Clarke’s estranged husband, and did not require him to attend the watch house and apply for bail, just days before he killed her and their three children, an inquest has been told.

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Police training 'puts DV victims at risk'

Limited training is putting frontline officers and domestic violence victims at substantial risk, the inquest into Hannah Clarke's death has been told.

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Coroner releases police vision of Hannah Clarke, distraught about daughter's abduction

The inquest examining the murders of Brisbane woman Hannah Clarke and her three children by her estranged husband, Rowan Baxter, sees video of Ms Clarke distraught and frustrated that police were unable to act after Baxter had abducted their daughter.

Daily Mirror

Girl, 6, stood up to evil dad before he killed whole family by setting them on fire

An inquest has heard how Hannah Clarke's brave daughter Aaliyah, 6, stood up to cruel killer Rowan Baxter prompting her to leave her controlling husband, who later set his whole family on fire

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Hannah Clarke inquest hears of killer's appalling behaviour over years

As a two-week inquest into the brutal murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children reaches the halfway point, the inquiry hears of a chilling threat made by her killer.

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Police unable to charge Hannah Clarke's estranged husband for abducting daughter months before murders

Police were unable to charge Rowan Baxter despite his "disgusting" abduction of one of their children just months before he murdered the family, an inquest is told.

AAP

Rowan Baxter left 'suicide/goodbye' note

An inquest has heard a Rowan Baxter phone message found after he killed his estranged wife Hannah Clarke and their kids seemed like a "suicide/goodbye" note.

The Guardian - AU

‘They will miss you’: Hannah Clarke found threatening note before she and her children were murdered

Sue Clarke tells inquest estranged son-in-law Rowan Baxter ‘belittled’ her, snuck into house

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Hannah Clarke inquest hears how her estranged husband bullied, abducted their children as disturbing note emerges

Dipping his son in an ice bucket, tackling his young daughter rugby-style, or snatching one off the street — these were just a few of the cruel acts murderer Rowan Baxter visited upon his children, even posting videos of abuse he thought was funny.

AAP

Hannah feared husband would kill her: mum

In the weeks before Hannah Clarke's estranged husband killed her and their children she feared her life was in danger, an inquest in Brisbane has been told.

Daily Mirror

Mum's devastating last words after estranged husband set her and three children on fire

Hannah Clarke, 31, had been getting her three children, Aaliyah, six, and Laianah, four, and her son, three-year-old Trey, ready for school when they were ambushed by estranged husband and father Rowan Baxter

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