Rosie was invited to speak to Fran Kelly on Radio National Breakfast to discuss the Justice for Kids campaign. Rosie said the family law system is ‘overburdened, underfunded’ and in need of change. She described some of the problems with the family law system and explained why she is pushing for reforms to put a […]
Famed business magazine Fortune has named domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty one of its top 50 world’s greatest leaders. Ms Batty is fresh off handing the baton of Australian of the Year to Lieutenant General David Morrison. She is one of two Australians named in the list, the membership of which is decided by a poll of Fortune‘s […]
We are delighted to announce our partnership with the upcoming Australian Feature Documentary ‘The Colour of Love’. The Colour of Love is a brave documentary about family violence, told by victims in the Indian community in Australia and abroad who want to inspire change across the world. It is a film that offers a beacon […]
Rosie was in the Victorian Parliament today when the Victorian Government pledged a significant investment in family violence response as a result of the findings of the Royal Commission. See the funding breakdown here. Funding breakdown: $152.5 million to go to crisis housing $122 million to support children affected by family violence $103.9 million for […]
Today was a landmark day in the campaign to end family violence. The Royal Commission into Family Violence delivered its recommendations. This was the Commission that was called in the wake of Luke’s murder and the emerging national conversation about how to protect women and children. The report from the Commission is extensive. Read more […]
Men overwhelmingly dominate domestic and family violence offences – outstripping women by four to one – and most are aged in their 20s and early 30s, new figures show. Amid ongoing community outrage over violence against women and children, statistics on perpetrators collected by frontline police, and published for the first time, have confirmed the […]
Watch Rosie share her wish for all children this Christmas.
Today is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It’s a big day being marked across the nation. But for Rosie, tomorrow will be even bigger. Tomorrow Rosie will address both houses of the Victorian Parliament. In her speech she is going to ask the Victorian Parliament to urgently implement the […]
Family violence happens to everybody, no matter how nice your house is, how intelligent you are. It happens to anyone and everyone.” These were the words from Rosie Batty as she faced a media scrum 24 hours after the worst day of her life – when her ex-partner Greg Anderson stabbed her 11-year‑old son Luke […]
From 1 October to Christmas Eve, MAX Employment has pledged to place 15,000 people into work and donate a total of $100,000 to four Australian charities as part of their 2015 campaign, 15,000 Stars for Christmas. Photo: L to R – MAX Employment Managing Director Deborah Homewood with Primary OSHCare HR Manager and former MAX […]
