A MAN’S HURT FEELINGS SHOULDN’T EQUAL THE DEATH PENALTY FOR WOMEN Whether it’s a mass killer who’s ‘frustrated out of his brains because he wants a girlfriend’ or a man who kills the woman planning to leave him or the ex who’s happily moved on, women can’t continue to be the collateral damage of men’s actions.
“WON’T GET JUSTICE. WILL DIE WITH HER.” These are the words on a note left by the man who killed 67-year-old Lesley Stillman. A man with such vengefulness that not only did he take Lesley’s life from her, but he ensured he escaped all legal consequences for his choice to kill Lesley. I have written it so many times over so many years and it still holds true: Men’s murder suicide of their female partners and exes is male entitlement writ large. Separation remains one of the most dangerous times for a woman. Yet it appears women are not safe when going for a run either, where they are harassed, attacked or killed. Or when going to work in Parliament House where they are harassed or raped. Or when just going to the shops on a Saturday afternoon, where a man appears on CCTV to target them. The causes of men’s violence are not always the same. But the outcome often is: The death of women. Last night I re-read the police report of the man who killed my sister, Niki. The words jump off the screen – ‘no fewer than 35 separate stab wounds’, ‘broken hyoid bone’ or ‘fractured skull’. Nine years now, and it still feels like yesterday. It still feels like this problem is defined by policymakers with their platitudes and thoughts and prayers. We’re all so tired. And many of us, also scared. RIP Lesley. #NotOneMoreNiki
30 WOMEN KILLED IN UNDER 4 MONTHS: IS IT OK NOW TO TALK ABOUT MEN’S VIOLENCE?
“HAVING ESCAPED THE LION’S DEN, MR LEHRMANN MADE THE MISTAKE OF COMING BACK FOR HIS HAT” ✊🏽 Solidarity with Brittany Higgins and all survivors of all forms of sexual violence.
Some personal reflections the week after Men’s Health Week. It’s a privilege to grow old, but we shouldn’t lose 8.6 Australian lives a day to s**cide. We need to do so much more to support every person living with mental health challenges – especially boys and men.
Some personal reflections the week after Men’s Health Week. It’s a privilege to grow old, but we shouldn’t lose 8.6 Australian lives a day to s**cide. We need to do so much more to support every person living with mental health challenges – especially boys and men.
Some personal reflections the week after Men’s Health Week. It’s a privilege to grow old, but we shouldn’t lose 8.6 Australian lives a day to s**cide. We need to do so much more to support every person living with mental health challenges – especially boys and men.
“THE HUMAN COST” At the invitation of the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, I spoke at the Court’s first-ever Family Violence Symposium about the human cost behind the statistics. Here’s a snippet from some of the weekend news coverage from SBS. Basically every news station was there except for 7. Wonder why they couldn’t make it…
HOW THE AUSTRALIAN MEDIA JUMPED TO BLAME JEWS AND MUSLIMS FOR THE BONDI ATTACK On Saturday 13th April, a man named Joel Cauchi stabbed and killed five women and one man. He was shot dead at the scene. The way the Australian media has reported on this horrific incident is worthy of closer examination. Why is it that a Jewish man, or the unnamed Islamic terrorist, were the first to blame? Let’s unpack what’s really going on and the media playbook when a white man commits mass murder.
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ON, HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF TRAGEDY?
SIX PEOPLE KILLED IN BONDI I spoke to @jacquifelgate on @3aw693’s afternoon Drive program today following the devastating attacks in Bondi and about people saying “women should do more to keep themselves safe in public.” It was a chance to talk to Jacqui about how multiple things can be true. The man responsible for six deaths in Bondi could very well have complex mental health issues, yet it also appears he was targeting women. Investigations are continuing and soon, we will know more and can say more with certainty but we cannot ignore that there is BOTH a crisis of insufficient support for complex mental health AND the need for decisive action on men’s violence. For how long are we going to demand that the onus for women’s safety rests on the shoulders of women? For how long will we look the other way while women are not safe and ignore the very real issue of men’s violence?
WHATEVER ITS CAUSE, IF WE CAN’T AGREE THAT MEN’S VIOLENCE IS A PRESSING PROBLEM, WHAT CAN WE AGREE ON?
