WRITINGS ON VIOLENCE

Examining the impact of violence on our community
POLICE SCRAP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT

POLICE SCRAP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT

CW: Contains the name and photo of a murdered Aboriginal woman. A young mum walked into a police station in Queensland last year. She told the officer she was in fear of her life and had nowhere to turn. The officer told her to come back when she had 'evidence it was...

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❤️HIS NAME IS OTIS CLUNE!❤️

❤️HIS NAME IS OTIS CLUNE!❤️

❤️HIS NAME IS OTIS CLUNE!❤️ 'I like going down to the beach and eating fish and chips with tomato sauce.'How can you read these words and think to yourself, his parents were justified in murdering him and his brother?Otis Clune was a little boy with dreams, ambitions,...

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❤️HIS NAME IS LEON CLUNE!❤️

❤️HIS NAME IS LEON CLUNE!❤️

❤️HIS NAME IS LEON CLUNE!❤️ Hanging with his mates and exploring the river. Going to school and playing with his brother and his pets.Leon Clune was a happy lad who deserved every opportunity to grow and to be safe.The 16-year-old was murdered alongside his little...

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A COUNCIL ERASED HER AFTER NINE COMPLAINTS

A COUNCIL ERASED HER AFTER NINE COMPLAINTS

Bayside City Council removed this photo of 16-year-old Zaina Amro from its website because NINE people complained - about her necklace.The necklace is so small you need a magnifying glass to see it is a symbol of Palestine.The photo was on the cover of the council’s...

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WE NEED A FEMICIDE ROYAL COMMISSION

WE NEED A FEMICIDE ROYAL COMMISSION

Australia has lost more than 1300 women and girls to acts of mainly male violence since 2000.Yet there's been no national examination of the systemic failures and cultural attitudes underpinning our femicide epidemic.I am calling on the Federal Government to hold a...

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THEY GAVE HIM A PASS TO MURDER

THEY GAVE HIM A PASS TO MURDER

The man who massacred two women, an unborn baby and a man in NSW yesterday has a long history of violence and was facing charges related to his alleged abuse of the young mum-to-be who died at Lake Cargelligo.Julian Ingram - also known as Julian Pierpoint - is wanted...

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POLICE DOWNPLAY ATTEMPTED FEMICIDE

POLICE DOWNPLAY ATTEMPTED FEMICIDE

A male hid in the bushes outside of her home. When the 18-year-old arrived, she stabbed her 11 times with a 20cm knife. She was taken to the hospital in a critical condition and is currently stable.After attacking her in Kew, Victoria on Wednesday, the male took off....

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MEDIA WON’T IDENTIFY THEM, BUT I WILL

MEDIA WON’T IDENTIFY THEM, BUT I WILL

If men are comfortable enough in their sexism, racism and misogyny to post material like this online, there’s 100% no reason for media to hide their identities. But they are.These men are with the Box Hill North Football Club.Their behaviour is so offensive that...

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‘HER DAUGHTERS WERE HER EVERYTHING’

‘HER DAUGHTERS WERE HER EVERYTHING’

❤️ Donate at www.gofundme.com/f/support-velvets-daughters Velvet Pesu’s daughters need our help.Their mum - an amazing singer, care professional and awesome human - was murdered about 10 days ago at Buccan, Queensland.Velvet is the first Australian woman lost to...

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ONE PHONE CALL WOULD HAVE SAVED AMY

ONE PHONE CALL WOULD HAVE SAVED AMY

IOne phone call would have saved Amy Bowden’s life.But the man who was with her in her dying moments failed to pick up that phone.Amy died at Redwood Park, Adelaide, on February 8, 2024. She was only 26.Amy’s boyfriend Ethan Ross chose to inject her with...

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ABUSER USES JOURNALISTS TO HARM VICTIM

ABUSER USES JOURNALISTS TO HARM VICTIM

Imagine your abuser's out of jail and you're living in a constant state of fear.You wake up one morning to find media outlets across the country running these headlines above his photo:'Payback'. 'Sinister warning to his enemies'. 'Targeting ex-partners'. 'Nobody will...

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KATE’S BRAVERY HELD THEM TO ACCOUNT

KATE’S BRAVERY HELD THEM TO ACCOUNT

Kate Whiteman’s bravery in exposing two powerful, rich and violent men - millionaire twins Alon and Oren Alexander - saw at least 17 women come forward about their experiences of rape and abuse at their hands. But Kate will never see these men held to account.The...

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CREDITS

RESEARCH & REPORTING:

Sherele Moody - Instagram: @sherelemoodyfemicidewatch; Twitter: @sherelemoody
Patreon - www.patreon.com/sherelemoody

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DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT:

Digital Nomads HQ - www.digitalnomadshq.com.au

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT CREW: 

Katherine Benson

CONTACT

If you wish to contact The RED HEART Movement about this project, please email journalist Sherele Moody at  sherele@australianfemicidewatch.org