Stop Killing Us: A petition from the women of Australia to stop violence against us

Movement:Ending Violence Against Women
Recent signers:
Celeste Smith and 19 others have signed recently.

The issue

There were 74 women killed in Australia in 2023, according to researcher Sherele Moody.

By the 27th of April 2024, 32 women have been killed.

Please join our campaign and help break the cycle, by signing and sharing.

I started this campaign a month ago on the 20th of November, 2023. A woman had just been killed in Morphett Vale, SA. A man was in custody. She was the 64th Australian woman killed this year and the 4th in a week.

When will violence against women make front page news? When will it lead every news bulletin? When will it be the focus of Question Time in parliament? When will we see a national Royal Commission into the issue?

There is a plethora of advice to dealing with domestic violence. 

Jess Hill addresses reforms needed in courts, in legislation and in communities in her book See What You made Me Do.

We need more and better-funded programs for men (yes this includes mental health and substance abuse treatment).

We need more and better-funded programs for schools and families. 

And most of all, we need this serious issue of women in Australia being killed acknowledged and addressed by our media and our leaders.

We don't just want trial programs in one or two towns, we want a national rollout of programs and services to address this crisis. 

We are daughters, mothers, sisters, wives, grandmothers, friends, partners. 

Stop killing us. 

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Mel ArnostPetition starterI'm a mum who cares deeply about making my community a better place.
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Recent signers:
Celeste Smith and 19 others have signed recently.

The issue

There were 74 women killed in Australia in 2023, according to researcher Sherele Moody.

By the 27th of April 2024, 32 women have been killed.

Please join our campaign and help break the cycle, by signing and sharing.

I started this campaign a month ago on the 20th of November, 2023. A woman had just been killed in Morphett Vale, SA. A man was in custody. She was the 64th Australian woman killed this year and the 4th in a week.

When will violence against women make front page news? When will it lead every news bulletin? When will it be the focus of Question Time in parliament? When will we see a national Royal Commission into the issue?

There is a plethora of advice to dealing with domestic violence. 

Jess Hill addresses reforms needed in courts, in legislation and in communities in her book See What You made Me Do.

We need more and better-funded programs for men (yes this includes mental health and substance abuse treatment).

We need more and better-funded programs for schools and families. 

And most of all, we need this serious issue of women in Australia being killed acknowledged and addressed by our media and our leaders.

We don't just want trial programs in one or two towns, we want a national rollout of programs and services to address this crisis. 

We are daughters, mothers, sisters, wives, grandmothers, friends, partners. 

Stop killing us. 

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Mel ArnostPetition starterI'm a mum who cares deeply about making my community a better place.
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The Decision Makers

Larissa Waters
Larissa Waters
Australian Greens Leader in the Senate
Responded
“Dear Petitioners, Thank you for your support in calling for stronger action to tackle Australia’s epidemic of violence against women and their children. The Greens support your calls for full funding of frontline services and prevention work. We must tackle the root causes of violence against women, and transform harmful social norms, with well-funded, expert-led respectful relationships education in schools, sporting associations, workplaces and across all aspects of society. We need funding for the frontline services that provide emergency housing, wrap around support, legal advice, counselling and healing, and long-term affordable housing. Too many women have lost their lives to violence this year. We know that First Nations women are eight times more likely to be murdered as a result of violence, and we know that there is violence in every suburb and community across the country. The Government has said it wants to end violence against women within a generation but it’s not stumping up the funds to deliver that. The total federal funding commitment over the next five years is $2.23 billion, less than half the $5 billion the sector needs to ensure no one is turned away. Right now, Labor is choosing to spend $317 billion on tax cuts for billionaires while baulking at $1 billion a year for women escaping violence. It’s worse than disappointing, it's a betrayal. Thank you for demonstrating your support. I will keep pushing for stronger action so that Australia’s epidemic of violence against women and their children is tackled with the urgency it requires. In solidarity, Senator Larissa Waters Australian Greens Leader in the Senate and Spokesperson on Women”

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Petition created on 19 November 2023