WRITINGS ON VIOLENCE
Examining the impact of violence on our community
DIGNITY FOR THE WOMAN THEY CALL STILETTO JEAN
She was murdered in She was murdered on October 3, 1932, in Ayr, Queensland. She was only 19.
SHE WENT TO THE DENTIST – THEY ERASED HER FACE
Marzieh Ebrahimi went to the dentist for a sore tooth on October 16, 2014. Two men tried to erase her face.
HER STORY WILL CHANGE THEIR STORIES
Her name is Stacey-Ann Tracy. She was murdered in Roma, Qld, on May 22, 1990. The man who killed her was my stepfather.
HE BEAT HER, THEN DID DRUGS WHILE SHE DIED
He beat her to death. He killed her unborn baby. Yet a jury decided this was not murder.
THIS TINY BABY IS NOW A VOICE FOR HER MUM
She’s at every rally I attend. A gregarious girl carrying a sign with a photo of a young woman and the words ‘MY MUM’.
FOOTAGE OF HER MURDER IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Valeria Marquez, a beauty influencer, was broadcasting a livestream video in her workplace when a man came in and shot her to death.
HE KILLED MELISSA BUT HE WON’T GO TO JAIL
Her name is Melissa Hoskins. She was killed by her husband on December 30, 2023. He won’t go to jail.
JOURNALISTS REPEATEDLY DEHUMANISED QIONG YAN
Her name is Qiong Yan. The media call her everything but her name.
WHY WON’T AUSTRALIA KICK THIS DV PERP OUT?
Australia is supposed to have a no-tolerance approach to domestic violence and it’s supposed to revoke the visas of perpetrators.
THEY RELEASED HIM – THEY NEVER TOLD HER FAMILY
He was supposed to serve 25 years, without any chance of parole, after strangling and stabbing Haley Elizabeth Maureen Allison to death, then torching her body.
THEY EXPECTED HIM TO LEAD ONE DAY
Cassius Turvey was a gentle giant – a proud Noongar Yamatji lad with a ready smile and a deep love for his family, friends and community.
‘HER DEATH WAS IN SLOW MOTION’
Her name is Mackenzie Anderson. She was murdered on March 25, 2022.