On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the 60 Australian women and girls murdered this year have been acknowledged at Parliament House.
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Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley read out the list, named and unnamed while noting there were likely other women who have silently disappeared, missing or they may have just slipped through the cracks.
Echoing an annual speech by the Labor member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon, Ms Ley said she wanted the names of these women to be etched into our national record.
"These are the names of the women who have been murdered in our suburbs, in our schools and in our workplaces," she told Parliament.
"Found in bathtubs, in change rooms, in bins, in car parks.
"These are the names of women taken too soon."
In doing so, she thanked the Red Heart campaign, various police reports and social media pages like Destroy the Joint and Counting Dead Women.
The reading of the list took two minutes.
The women and the girls are:
- Lindy (Kimmy) Lucena.
- Dayna Isaac.
- Maria Williams.
- Wendy Sleeman.
- Rebekah Clewer.
- A 37-year-old unnamed woman in the Northern Territory.
- Anastasia Slastion.
- Krystle Monks.
- Trish Lambourne.
- Janet Guthrie.
- Margarette (Marz) Smetheram.
- Jacqueline (Jacqui) Lee Purton.
- Hannah Pringle.
- Lisa Fenwick.
- Erin Mullavey.
- Elaine Naroldol.
- Emmerich Lasakar.
- Kerry Bodney.
- Lynne Wright.
- Heather Ball.
- Tatiana (Tania) Dokhotaru.
- Monique Lezsak.
- A 34-year-old unnamed woman in Western Australia.
- Marija Ivankovic.
- Kristy Armstrong.
- Amira Moghnieh.
- Kumanjayi Skeen.
- Christine Formosa Rakic.
- A 47-year-old unnamed woman from the Northern Territory.
- An unnamed woman in her 30s from Western Australia.
- Aleksandra Vergulis.
- Gypsy Satterley.
- Jessica Townley.
- Linda Kerr.
- Georgia Lyall.
- Joan Hobbs.
- Jean Morley.
- A 40-year-old unnamed woman from Victoria.
- Tiffany Woodley.
- Maree Vermont.
- 11-week old Murphy Margaret Cox and her mother Tayla.
- Drew Douglas.
- Lise Muliaga.
- An 87-year old unnamed women from Victoria.
- Katherine Safranko.
- Rebecca Collard.
- Heather Dean.
- Yu (Grace) Zhu.
- Krystal Marshall.
- Thi Thuy Huong Nguyen.
- Lilie James.
- Logee Osias.
- Alice Rose McShera.
- Deidre (Dee) Folpp.
- A 44-year-old unnamed woman from South Australia.
- A 45-year-old unnamed woman from South Australia.
- Julianne Egan.
- A 39-year-old unnamed woman from South Australia.
- Jodie Jewell.
- Catiuscia Machado.
The Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, Justine Elliot, told Parliament that the tragic loss of life that we've seen of late is "an undeniable tragedy and a national shame".
"Our government is committed to ending violence against women and children in one generation," she said.
"While significant steps are being taken by Commonwealth, and state and territory governments, as well as key stakeholders - there is more work to be done.
"No woman or child in Australia should live in fear.
"Change requires everyone to take up the challenge, and we must meet this challenge with unwavering commitment."