Family Violence Emergency

Series

The Fifth Estate

Where

The Wheeler Centre

When

Tuesday, 17 Sep 2019, 06:15pm - 07:15pm

Event Status

Past event

The recent book by Jess Hill, See What You Made Me Do, calls for a drastic and urgent rethink in the way we conceive of family violence in Australia. Rigorously researched, and packed with interviews and case studies, it’s a once-in-a-generation book that asks us to look beyond received wisdom to confront the complexities of family violence squarely.

Hill asks: What are we really doing about family violence? Why, in so many cases, are our justice and enforcement systems making things worse for women and children? Why have we settled for modest gains and vague long-term targets? What causes perpetrators to be violent and what can we do to stop it right now?

With host Sally Warhaft, the Walkley-winning investigative journalist will discuss her four-year undertaking of research and writing for See What You Made Me Do.

Dymocks Camberwell will be our bookseller for this event.

Featuring

Sally Warhaft

Jess Hill

Featuring

Sally Warhaft

Sally Warhaft is a Melbourne broadcaster, anthropologist and writer. She is the host of The Fifth Estate, the Wheeler Centre’s live series focusing on journalism, politics, media, and international relations, and The Leap Year, a Wheeler Centre podcast about Australians’ lives in the fog of ... Read more

@SallyWarhaft

Jess Hill

Jess Hill is an investigative journalist who has been writing about domestic violence since 2014. Prior to this, she was a producer for ABC Radio, a Middle East correspondent for the Global Mail, and an investigative journalist for Background Briefing. She was listed in Foreign Policy‘s top... Read more

@jessradio