WRITINGS ON VIOLENCE

Her name is Annette Brennan. She was killed by her male housemate Stephen Fleming in Coolaroo on July 2, 2024. She was only 67.

Police officer and proud mum Katie Saunders died by suicide three years ago.
As her partner and fellow police officer, Stephen Calcutt, hugged her daughters at her funeral, he was preparing to abuse them.

Alexander George O’Sachy is linked to the deaths of two children and two women.

Gerard Henderson has subjected many women to years of torment, including shooting a partner. Yet it is the courts that protect him – not his victims!

Sierah Swepstone went on Married at First Sight 2025 expecting to be connected with a man who would respect her, treat her kindly, love her and never expose her to trauma. What happened is abhorrent.

Lindy (Kimmy) Lucena was killed in Ballina, NSW, on January 3, 2023. She was only 64 years old.

Mel Cooper was handcuffed to a desk in the police station muster room by her colleagues.

On September 6, 1971, Clifford Cecil Bartholomew murdered Heather Bartholomew and her children, Roger, Neville, Christine, Sharon, Helen, Gregory and Sandra; and Winnis and Daniel Keane. Then he got a new family.

On September 6, 1971, Clifford Cecil Bartholomew murdered Heather Bartholomew and her children, Roger, Neville, Christine, Sharon, Helen, Gregory and Sandra; and Winnis and Daniel Keane. Then he got a new family.

Dau Akueng and Chol Achiek were murdered in Cobblebank, Victoria, on Saturday. Dau is the 18th Australian child killed this year and Chol is the 17th.

Chol Achiek was murdered in Cobblebank, Victoria, on September 6, 2025. Chol is the 17th Australian child killed this year. His 15-year-old friend Dau Akueng was also killed. No one was charged at the time of writing.

The RED HEART Campaign is preparing a one-bedroom apartment in Melbourne for women experiencing domestic violence and who need housing while they save money for a long-term rental.