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Our National Crisis

In 2024, Monash University Press published ‘Our National Crisis: Violence against Women and Children’ by Principal Consultant, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon.

Book Overview

Violence against women and children is a national crisis. Nearly a decade has passed since family violence was first declared a national emergency in 2015, and yet communities are still taking to the streets to demand greater leadership and action, and the media continues to report on women killed on a weekly basis. An upscaling of commitment, funding and action commensurate with the scale of the problem is desperately needed.
Violence against women and children is a national crisis. Nearly a decade has passed since family violence was first declared a national emergency in 2015, and yet communities are still taking to the streets to demand greater leadership and action, and the media continues to report on women killed on a weekly basis. An upscaling of commitment, funding and action commensurate with the scale of the problem is desperately needed.
Our National Crisis is a call to action, and everyone has a role to play – from politicians to corporate leaders, community and specialist organisations, through to family, friends and neighbours. Acts of male violence are, but should not be, the everyday experiences of all too many women and girls in Australia. But they are inherently preventable, and with that comes the actionable hope for a future free from all forms of violence against women and children.

Book Launch Events

Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon spoke at a number of events in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra throughout October and November 2024 to mark the release of ‘Our National Crisis’. A big thank you to the team at Monash University Press and Pitch Projects for organising these events.
  • In Melbourne Kate was in conversation with Chair of the Victorian Women’s Trust, Mark Crooks AO at Readings Carlton.
  • In Brisbane Kate and Dave Kramer (Violence prevention advocate and educator, Ambassador Small Steps 4 Hannah) took part in a facilitate discussion with former Australian Productivity Commissioner Natalie Siegel-Brown at Avid Reader.
  • In Canberra, a book signing event was held at the National Library of Australia.
  • In Sydney, Gleebooks hosted a conversation between Kate and Lucy Turnbull AO (Australian businesswoman and philanthropist, former Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney).

Book Launch Gallery

    Media Engagement

    To coincide with the launch of ‘Our National Crisis’ in mid-October 2024 a number of media outlets published extracts from the book, highlighting different themes explored throughout the essay. These extracts included:

    Kate also spoke on a number of TV, Radio and podcast programs throughout October and November, including on the ABC News Breakfast show with Michael Rowland and Steph Ferrier, Missing Perspectives with Soaliha Iqbal, and Triple RRR’s Uncommon Sense presented by Amy Mullins.

    You can buy a copy of ‘Our National Crisis’ via the Monash University Publishing website: https://publishing.monash.edu/product/our-national-crisis/

     The book is also sold by Amazon.com, Kindle store, Readings, Dymocks, Booktopia, UNSW Bookshop, Gleebooks, Avid Reader, and other independent book stores across Australia.