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As the number of women who have died by violence in Australia reaches 53 in 2023, including four in one state in the past week, Helen Nicholls asks why the justice system isn’t doing more.
As the number of women who have died by violence in Australia reaches 53 in 2023, including four in one state in the past week, Helen Nicholls asks why the justice system isn’t doing more.
What I wish for Grace Tame: Rosie Battyâs open letter to the Australian of the Year
What I wish for Grace Tame: Rosie Battyâs open letter to the Australian of the Year
By Rosie Batty
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Grace, I was thrilled when your name was announced as Australian of the Year. Thrilled, but filled with worry. I wanted to share with you my concerns because we have more in common than you may realise. You are young and beautiful. When I became Australian of the Year in 2015, I was 53. The year before my beloved son Luke was murdered in front of me by my former partner and I became an advocate.