On 22 September, Women’s Legal Service Victoria was fortunate enough to have Rosie join us to launch our new report, Stepping Stones: Legal Barriers to Economic Equality After Family Violence at Parliament House in Victoria. The report brings together the experiences of women that we’re helping as part of our broader Stepping Stones program. The […]
For a limited time only, order A Mother’s Story and you will receive a signed copy. *Offer available while stocks last. A Mother’s Story Rosie Batty knows pain no woman should have to suffer. Her son was killed by his father in a violent incident in February 2014, a horrendous event that shocked not only the nation, but […]
I’ve just come from a press conference with the Prime Minister. He called family violence in Australia a national disgrace. I’ve just come from a press conference with the Prime Minister. He called family violence in Australia a national disgrace. And then he announced a $100 million funding package to help address this epidemic. The package […]
This Father’s Day Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has asked Australians to think about how we can make simple changes in our lives to challenge the gender stereotypes and culture that contribute to family violence. Ms Batty has asked fathers across Australia to complete a survey and help start a difficult conversation about family […]
Changing the culture that allows family violence to occur is at the heart of the Never Alone movement. It’s also the most important message I try to convey as I travel around the country speaking to hundreds of individuals and groups who want to learn more about the issues and what can be done. Last […]
“You’re really well known in Iraq,” was the greeting an Iraqi woman, now living in Australia, gave me a few days ago. When I visited Tasmania last week I wasn’t expecting to hear about how I’d become a household name in Iraq, admired by many women over there. Her comments brought home to me just […]
Last week was another incredibly busy week for me: I spoke to nurses at their annual conference in Sydney, I met student doctors in Adelaide, and I addressed local government representatives at a conference in Melbourne. I also headed to Parliament House in Canberra to receive a welcome cheque for $110,000 from the Federal Parliamentary […]
Wherever I go in Australia, and whenever I speak about the problem of family violence, people talk to me about the need to start tackling the problem at the very beginning, with a national and comprehensive program of teaching respectful relationships in schools. Today I was thrilled to be able to take that message to […]
A new poll released today by community campaigning group Fair Agenda shows that most Australians consider family violence to be as much or more of a threat than terrorism. Renee Carr, Executive Director of Fair Agenda says the poll highlights the discrepancy between the scale of the family violence epidemic and government action – particularly […]
THE day my 11-year-old son Luke died almost 18 months ago was without doubt the worst day of my life. But the year leading up to that day was another kind of nightmare: I lost count of the days I spent in court; the hours I spent making statements to police and meeting with lawyers; […]
