Now that Chris Dawson has been found guilty of the murder of Lynette Dawson, what’s next?

For her family, they still do not know what was done with Lynette’s body. They have never been able to lay her to rest or to grieve. Maybe now Chris will speak.

But what about for society? For us, we have to reflect on the broader questions that this case raises.

Chris Dawson was a rugby player and a teacher. He was also finally guilty of murder after two inquests recommended he be charged.

We often think of men who kill as monsters, as aberrations. They’re not.

I have read the sentencing remarks in the case of R v Drummond [2021] NSWDC 510 and I feel disgusted by the way that privilege amounts to getting away with assault.

The Judge gave #NicholasDrummond a “free pass”. This is what I would have said if I was the Judge... 1. This is an appeal by Nicholas Drummond following his conviction before a Magistrate sitting at Hornsby Local Court on 21 July past.

2. Mr Drummond, you have had almost every conceivable privilege possible afforded to you in your life of 20 years thus far.

When lockdown is lifted and Chadstone Shopping Centre @fashion_capital reopens, I’m going, dressed like a Prince. No, not the British kind of Prince. Like a Maharaja. Let me tell you a story about why. I grew up living right near Chadstone Shopping Centre. Whenever family visited, we always took them there and mum would proudly be like, “COME CHECK THIS OUT!”

The COVID-19 situation in India is heartbreaking.

India is the country I first called home, before my parents embarked on the long and lonely journey with me in their arms, as they packed up their lives to find a new home in Australia in the 1980s. Australia is my home now, but I feel an enduring connection to India. I feel connected to its peoples, its customs and ultimately, to India's vital and lasting contributions over millennia to world thought and culture.

After seeing a common response to my comments on the killing of #KellyWilkinson, I want to clear up a misconception. Those who claim that I blame all men for men’s violence or violence against women have fundamentally missed my point. Perhaps, from otherwise noble intentions, they have misunderstood what I’ve been saying all along: I don’t say all men are violent or that all men are to blame for the actions of others. I say all men are responsible for helping end violence against women. There’s a difference.

#HERNAMEIS KELLY WILKINSON
At 7am this morning, police attended a Gold Coast home where they found the body of Kelly Wilkinson tied and burnt. Kelly's three children all aged under 9 were inside the home. Queensland police have charged a 34-year-old man with murder and breaching a domestic violence order.

Before someone comments #NotAllMen, let me abundantly clear: All men play a responsibility in addressing the attitudes that lead to men's violence against women.

Reminder that Ralph Lauren is pronounced 'Lauren' not 'Loren'. Ralph Lauren was born Ralph Lifshitz, the son of Jewish immigrants from Belarus. He changed his name to 'Lauren' in the mid-1950s before he began selling the idea of elite American lifestyle back to the Americans. This is what Ralph Lauren looks like, dressed in a double-breasted black silk, wool and mohair tuxedo with grosgrain facings, broad peak lapels and a structured shoulder.

1/ Today is 32 years to the day since my parents moved to Australia and brought little infant me along with them. I spent my childhood riding my bike in my favourite gum boots, wearing my Australia sweater and Stack Hat helmet. 2/ In 2020 Australia, people who look like me rarely, if ever, get elected to positions of power and decision-making. We’re rarely, if ever, in positions where our differences are celebrated and not criticised.

MISOGYNY IS NEVER OK.

Earlier today I was sent these images about a male-only group on Facebook called “Melb guys pal”.

The boys and men in this group are sharing explicit videos and pictures of their female exes, without their consent. One of the individuals has wished for a holocaust for women.

Another has encouraged the group members to ‘like’ his post so he can share more explicit images of his ex-partner.

The group is littered with examples of rampant misogyny, sexism and degradation of women.

1 - AN OPEN LETTER TO “GOOD MEN” EVERYWHERE

At the start of this week a website from 2017 resurfaced, with a “guide” for men on how to “get” women, as though women are objects to be traded or exchanged as part of some pick-up economy. 2 - In its wake, women have spoken out yet again about the fear that they live with on a daily basis. It’s scarily common how many women will clutch their keys when they walk outside in case they are attacked, or tell multiple friends when they’re going somewhere “just in case”,