Australia Has a Femicide Problem with Sherele Moody

One woman dies of femicide every four days in Australia. This podcast is a conversation on how we got here, why this is happening and what has to happen for it to stop.

🔴 Before you listen, please note that this episode discusses the killing of women, girls, and children, as well as domestic and family violence, sexual violence, and failures in the police, court, and coronial systems. Take care of yourself; feel free to skip this episode or listen with someone you trust if you need support.

🩸 Since 2015, Sherele Moody has recorded the deaths of more than 3,000 Australian women and children, keeping this record herself because there is no federal database. We revisit the cases of nine-year-old Stacey-Ann Tracy and five-year-old Sandra Dorothy Bacon, and explore how this grief led to ten years of detailed, journalism-driven advocacy through The RED HEART Movement and the Australian Femicide & Child Death Map.

🔵 We discuss the Royal Commission petition, the request for $500 million compared to the $21 billion annual cost of domestic violence, the media’s part in victim-blaming, and how to talk safely and supportively with someone you think may be at risk. We also explain why it’s important not to pressure a woman to leave before she is ready.

🩸 If this episode brings up difficult feelings for you, support is available at any time. If you are in immediate danger, please call 000.

National

🔴 1800RESPECT - 1800 737 732

🔴 Lifeline - 13 11 14

By state and territory

⚫ NSW - Domestic Violence Line - 1800 656 463

⚫ VIC - Safe Steps - 1800 015 188

⚫ QLD - DVConnect Womensline - 1800 811 811

⚫ WA - Women's Domestic Violence Helpline - 1800 007 339

⚫ SA - Domestic Violence Crisis Line - 1800 800 098

⚫ TAS - Safe at Home - 1800 633 937

⚫ ACT - Domestic Violence Crisis Service - (02) 6280 0900

⚫ NT - Dawn House - (08) 8945 1388 and DAIWS (08) 8945 2284

🌐 You can find Sherele’s work, the Memorial to Women and Children Lost to Violence, the femicide map, and the She Matters podcast at australianfemicidewatch.org.

🖋️ You can also sign the Royal Commission petition at https://www.change.org/p/royal-commission-into-the-killing-of-australian-women-and-girls

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