Why are migrant domestic violence victims often misidentified as perpetrators?

Migrant women are three times more likely to be misidentified as the aggressor in domestic violence than their Australian-born counterparts (AAP)

Migrant women are three times more likely to be misidentified as the aggressor in domestic violence than their Australian-born counterparts Source: AAP

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Migrant and refugee women are around three times more likely to be misidentified as the predominant aggressor in family and domestic violence cases than their Australian-born counterparts.

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