There is a jarring disconnect between the political talk and the policy action when Australians are told of the national crisis on violence against women.
Pressed on the controversy over his appearance at a women’s rally,the prime minister said:“People can see the video for themselves”.
Scott Morrison must be feeling either empathy or schadenfreude as he watches Albanese cop bad press for his handling of a rally.
We are facing a very real crisis in our community with the way the attitudes and behaviour of young men towards women is being shaped.
NSW police are called to 500 domestic violence incidents a day. Experts worry that online misogyny and violent porn are making the problem worse.
Sydney attendees held signs reading,“I’d feel safer alone with a bear” and “Murder on the dance floor,on a run,in a park,at the shops,in our homes”.
Mark Dreyfus said actions that need to be taken to address domestic violence have already been identified.
Boxing Australia’s head coach Jamie Pittman was found to have been involved in offensive behaviour involving female athletes.
BBC correspondent and former England player Jonathan Agnew says “it’s sad” the game now refers to all players as batters.
The case was a literal example of what some men’s rights activists say is the new discrimination against men that post #MeToo feminism has enabled.
Jason Lau claimed he was discriminated against because of his gender and was unable to fully experience Mona after paying his $35 entrance fee last year.