Sunday Life’s Trailblazers:25 women reshaping Australia
Sunday Life

Sunday Life’s Trailblazers:25 women reshaping Australia

For our special anniversary edition,we’ve selected 25 of Australia’s most influential change-makers;the courageous,whip-smart women who have inspired us over the past 25 years,as well as those leading the charge ahead.

  • byGenevieve Quigley andJulia Naughton

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The mother of Cassius,who was killed walking home from school,has brought forth his spirit to fight for justice.

  • byJenna Price
‘Trauma is a beast’:Grace Tame,Rosie Batty open up about struggles
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‘Trauma is a beast’:Grace Tame,Rosie Batty open up about struggles

Grace Tame cautioned feminists against tearing other women down and the use of inaccessible language while Rosie Batty spoke of her battle to overcome trauma.

  • byMatthew Knott
History has shown activists and revolutionaries tend to prioritise messages over manners
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History has shown activists and revolutionaries tend to prioritise messages over manners

Grace Tame refused to smile at a pre-Australia Day event at The Lodge on Tuesday,and barely acknowledged the PM,and when asked to pose for a snap,she gave Scott Morrison the most awe-inspiring side-eye a political photographer could ever hope to capture.

  • byJacqueline Maley
‘Uncontrollable’:How Grace Tame threw the rule book out the window
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‘Uncontrollable’:How Grace Tame threw the rule book out the window

Her willingness to criticise Scott Morrison has won her many admirers but also generated a backlash from conservative figures.

  • byMatthew Knott
White Ribbon to fund violence prevention projects in move away from tokenism
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White Ribbon to fund violence prevention projects in move away from tokenism

Grants will be available to sporting clubs,churches and councils that come up with community-based programs to tackle men’s violence against women.

  • byJewel Topsfield
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‘You still battle’:Rosie Batty on five years of family violence action
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‘You still battle’:Rosie Batty on five years of family violence action

The horrific killing of Luke Batty by his father laid the groundwork for a royal commission and $3 billion worth of Victorian reforms. Five years on,are women and children safer?

  • byWendy Tuohy
What I wish for Grace Tame:Rosie Batty’s open letter to the Australian of the Year
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What I wish for Grace Tame:Rosie Batty’s open letter to the Australian of the Year

As Australian of the year in 2015,Rosie Battie spoke at 250 events. She knows the challenges Grace Tame faces this year.

  • byRosie Batty
As Luke Batty's 18th birthday passes,Rosie offers wisdom on resilience
Domestic violence

As Luke Batty's 18th birthday passes,Rosie offers wisdom on resilience

Rosie Batty has revealed friends kept'suicide watch'on her during the early days of her grief,and urges people to stick with those struggling with isolation as mental health issues rise during the pandemic.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Don't blame the pandemic:ending men’s violence starts with men
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Don't blame the pandemic:ending men’s violence starts with men

No more excuses. All men need to reflect on their behaviour towards women to bring about real change.

  • byBrad Chilcott
The day an enraged Alan Jones gave me a first-hand insight into his power
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The day an enraged Alan Jones gave me a first-hand insight into his power

It doesn’t matter if you are a listener or not,you can still rattle off a list of the things the famous broadcaster loathes.

  • byJacqueline Maley