The Victorian town of Ballaratrallied last Friday after three women were killed in two months,while the next day in Sydney,five women died in Joel Cauchi’s stabbing rampage through Bondi Junction.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said he seemed to be focused on attacking women and avoiding men as he struck victims in the shopping centre.
Dreyfus will say that his speech,to be given at a family violence event on Friday in front of advocates such as Rosie Batty and Tarang Chawla,takes place “against the backdrop of shocking acts of violence against women in recent months,weeks and days”.
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“Police investigations and judicial processes must be allowed to run their course without interference. But we must acknowledge the devastating consequences of this violence and the deep distress being felt in our community right now,” he will say.
“We have a crisis of male violence in Australia. It is a scourge in our society and it must end.
“To create lasting change,women cannot be expected to solve violence against women alone. It’s time for men to step up. It’s our responsibility to educate ourselves,our sons,our colleagues and our friends. We must focus on prevention,working together and finding new ways of doing things.”