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Most Aussies 'couldn't afford to flee' family violence, Vinnies claims

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Most Aussies 'couldn't afford to flee' family violence, Vinnies claims
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Australia's cost-of-living and housing availability crises are making it "impossible" for women and children to flee family and domestic violence, according to new data from St Vincent De Paul Society.Sixty percent of respondents in a national survey said they could not confidently afford to leave their homes if their safety depended on it, citing upfront rental costs and limited availability of safe, affordable housing.One in 10 said they would have nowhere safe to go if they ha

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