The Edge Will Do Just Fine

ABC Open have just published my story on violence against women. I smashed it out yesterday and hit send before I lost my nerve. Big breath because it’s very revealing. While last week our leader and self-appointed Minister for Women Tony Abbott had the nerve to state before the United Nations Committee Against Torture that violence against women does not constitute torture, this story is testimony to the opposite. I was tortured, I bear the physical and psychological scars of that torture and I’m prepared now to come out publicly and add to the dialogue. Here’s a taste:

He’s dead now, which is why I can write about him and not the others.

If he was still alive he’d sue me for defamation the moment his eyes read this page. How can I know for sure? He tried it once before when I warned him away with an allegation and a veiled threat of court.

I never thought my father would be litigious against his own daughter. He must have thought himself innocent.

He wasn’t.

Follow the link to read the whole story https://open.abc.net.au/explore/58en0aa

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