Police found the bodies of a woman and a man at a home in Werribee, Victoria, on Friday. The 31-year-old man murdered the 29-year-old woman and then killed himself.  She is the 27th Australian woman killed this year - and the second woman killed this week. Last year we lost 79 women to violence - the year before 106 women were killed.
Gerrod Elbourne had a long history of violence including harming former partners, burning down his parent's home and killing their dog. He spent around 12 months in jail for the arson - had he served a longer sentence, the woman would still be alive. 
Last week, three Australian women were killed in a 48-hour period. Two of the women died in murder-suicides perpetrated by their male partners; and the other woman's son is charged with her murder.
There's been no word from our Prime Minister or other leaders and the media remains relatively silent. 

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