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27 October 2017updated 08 Sep 2021 1:29pm

“A matter of life or death”: why refuges are turning domestic abuse survivors away

38 out of 40 refuge managers surveyed by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism have had to turn away women in need.

By Jasmine Andersson

The refuge manager told Tina that she had to wait a little bit longer – another 48 hours.

Tina had been referred to a refuge by her doctor after she broke down and admitted that she was trying to kill herself. She now had to endure two more days with her rapist and abuser, who was also her so-called partner.

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