We need to do more than just believe all women.
This week, we wallow in the incalculable pain caused by a society that refuses to shoulder the burden of change for victims and victim-survivors, more often than not, women. Change equals action.
Australia confronts a harsh reality: our collective inaction perpetuates a cycle of violence that harms us all. Many choose to disengage, keeping stories of violence at arm’s length despite statistics showing its alarming proximity to our own lives. Others find solace by taking comfort in the words of victims. Worse yet, we demonise perpetrators as isol…
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