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Good morning and welcome to our live news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer bringing you the top overnight stories before my colleague Emily Wind takes up the strain.
The rate of women killed by an intimate partner in Australia increased by nearly 30% in 2022-23, compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Australian Institute of Criminology last night. More than $300m additional annual government funding is needed to meet demand for legal aid services related to family violence, the national peak body has warned, as Australia grapples with a crisis of murdered women. The stories come as a woman has been found dead in her home south of Perth. A man is assisting police with their inquiries. More coming up.
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