Investigative journalist Louise Milligan on her pivot to fiction writing.

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“Because I have spoken to hundreds of victims of sexual crimes over the years, I really wanted the victim-survivor to be at the centre and for her voice to be the loudest voice, instead of the silenced voice.” —Louise Milligan

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A must listen. Thanks Louise Milligan

“Men need to step up.” Some reflections with the ABC’s Samantha Hawley about my piece in The Saturday Paper following the Bondi Junction attacks and women weary of (also heartsick, angry about) being afraid.
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“Picture this. A breaking news alert splashes across devices and TV screens. There's a huge operation taking place, several men have been arrested…after a series of raids investigating terror linked to domestic and family violence.” Patricia Karvelas abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

“I have been saying this for ten years,that one woman a week is dying,and yet we still have to fight SO hard to be taken seriously.“ Rosie Batty to Patricia Karvelas just now.

“[Molly] Ticehurst...was scared when Billings was released,“ her father Tony said. “She went away for the first week of the AVO...thinking if he was going to do something, it would be within that week. She said she was wary & nervous and couldn’t sleep.”

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Glad you loved Pheasants Nest, Murray. And I have to stand by my character Kate Delaney’s horror of Iced Vo Vos. She may have stolen that one from me.

‘What all men should do, if this is to be solved, is not to look for excuses, but to say, “I’m so sorry. What can I do to help?” Every time a man does that, I cannot say how much it fills women with hope. It makes us feel heard...’ 👏🏻👏🏻
Louise Milligan

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Brilliant by ⁦Louise Milligan⁩ Women are sick of being afraid. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2024/04/2…

“I will never scrub from my brain the forensic photos, the glassy-eyed detectives, the families slumped in court…The news of Bondi Junction just knocked the stuffings out of me, as it did so many women. Here we were again.” Some thoughts from me The Saturday Paper thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2024/04/1…

Very sad to hear of the death of Ian Parmenter. We never met in person but he corresponded with me over many years from afar and was always very supportive and kind. Condolences to all who loved him.

Oh for a window into afternoon conference at The Aus.

“Having escaped the lion’s den Mr #Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat.” Kind of sums up the whole thing.

“Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins.”
There it is.

Lee: He did not care one way or the other whether Ms Higgins agreed (to the sex). The knowledge element has been made out.

Kinda looking like a lot of lawyers aren’t going to get paid.

“Her evidence that she was not fully aware of her surroundings (and found Lehrmann on top of her) struck me forcefully as being credible and having the ring of truth.”
Lee J says Brittany Higgins did not consent. “The non-consent element is made out. The knowledge element.”Wow.

“Cad” is sorely under-used in contemporary language and should be resurrected. #Lehrmann