Annexure 2

Below are some references to Professor Michael Salter's thoughts in Talking isn’t working: Push for PM to tackle porn, gambling, booze to stop violent men - SMH  -  Natassia Chrysanthos - April 30, 2024

“Criminologist, Michael Salter, said policymakers must be prepared to take a wider view of prevention when national cabinet convenes for an urgent meeting on Wednesday to address growing community uproar about rates of violence against women.”

“In the wake of this horrific spate of [alleged] murders over the last couple of weeks, we’re seeing prevention leaders say: this is about conversations that fathers need to have with their sons; men need to step up and speak out,” Salter said. “We’ve been doing that for 10 years, and we’re still here.”

“Reducing perpetration is going to require other levers beyond attitudes, and what are they? We need to take a non-ideological look at the evidence of what works now. Our message to the community can’t be about what’s going to keep women safe in 10 or 20 years when we’re talking about murder. The question is what’s going to keep women safe next week and the week after?”

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