Australian studies showed police-recorded assaults and emergency presentations dramatically increased in Victoria around the AFL grand final and Melbourne Cup. And domestic violence assaults increased more than 40% in NSW following the State of Origin.
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00:14 - Mitchell Moses will taste Orange in victory
00:24 for the first time.
00:26 The ball spilled out of their back arms,
00:27 it's gonna scrap--
00:28 - Having the football line in the house
00:29 meant there was deadly silence.
00:30 You weren't allowed to move,
00:31 you weren't allowed to go into that room.
00:33 And if you did, there would be consequences
00:35 to that action as well.
00:57 - It was just another excuse for him to be able to,
01:00 to be able to abuse us really.
01:02 It was never his fault, it was always ours.
01:04 And if we'd interrupted the football,
01:05 then again, you know, that would be our fault.
01:08 But there was also times where if we lost,
01:10 he would have betted against, you know, a certain team
01:14 and there'd be money lost there.
01:15 Or if he'd been drinking as well,
01:17 that would always aggravate the situation.
01:19 And we would always bear the brunt of that.
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01:25 - But for people living with domestic violence,
01:49 this time brings nervousness and fear.
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