And to every man reading this: what conversion will you have and what action will you take to stop the spread of misogyny?

We know that words alone won’t stop this horrific epidemic. Actions will.

We know we must do better.

We know that men’s violence is fuelled by gender inequality, and exacerbated by systemic underfunding of mental health, crisis, housing & homelessness services.

If we want our communities to be safer, then Governments must fully fund the services & education we need.

I’m disgusted by the racist & incorrect rumours that circulated online about this attack, even amplified by some news outlets.

The facts matter. Politicians need to call this out.

In moments of tragedy, hold your loved ones close.

Don’t whip up more hate.

I mourn Faraz Tahir, a Pakistani refugee who on his first day of work as a security guard, lost his life protecting the public from the perpetrator.

I mourn every broken family, every life cut short, the community shaken to its core.

This shouldn’t have happened.

Ashlee Good. Dawn Singleton. Jade Young. Pikria Darchia. Yixuan Cheng.

Their names and their lives matter.

Counting Dead Women have now reported 24 deaths due to violence against women in 2024 alone.

Men’s violence must stop.

On Saturday in Ballarat, women marched to demand their safety after 3 alleged murders.

That afternoon in Bondi Junction, 5 women were killed at the hands of a violent man.

Too often, women don’t feel safe at home, work, or at the shops. The epidemic of men’s violence must stop.

We can’t forget that in order to get here we watched our legal system tear apart a real person. Family, friends, love life, spelling errors, diaries, texts, photos, mistakes. It was all laid bare for us to judge and pick apart.
Is this what justice looks like to you?

If you're able to, today is as good a day as any to make a donation to a front line sexual assault service. They're grossly underfunded & on days like today, their wait times can blow out substantially. I'll drop some links below in case you're looking for suggestions

Key learning: don't sue for defamation over an allegation of a rape that you actually committed.

I for one am entirely unsurprised

'Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins.'

Folks, please remember to take care of yourselves &, wherever possible, each other today. Log off if you need to. Call for support. Wait times may be a bit longer, but hang on. You deserve care

“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.

Justice Lee says the notion a woman is supposed to engage in either 'fight or flight' during rape is 'wrong headed'. He says it is based on historical definition of rape, not contemporary understanding of mutual consent.

WOW: Justice Lee rejects 'entirely' #BruceLehrmann 's account of what happened that evening and is satisfied that sexual intercourse did take place.