The statements that nothing has changed and nothing is changing reflects the everyday conversations of those who live in fear and terror and who wait often fruitlessly for a system to change, so that they can live with peace and dignity.

Most victim/survivors know and understand intuitively that the current reactive system dosen't work and often leaves them at greater risk. Blaming the police force is not useful either. Sure we can better resource and inform the police force, but that won't change the thousands of call outs to distressed women (and by the way, they are all women) or what happens when intervention orders are issued. Both Hannah and Kelly had intervention orders in place.

A wholesale change is needed across the entire family violence system and sector, with survivor voices and experiences at front and centre, towards a better informed  change. Anything less will continue to fail victims and we will get more of the same.