Sean Kelly cautions attack on Helen Haines may not shift society’s response to violence against women
The former adviser to Julia Gillard argues that sudden national attention on such attacks often fails to produce lasting change, while warning of a cycle that silences women in public life.
In an op-ed published on October 25, former political adviser Sean Kelly has warned that the brutal attack on independent MP Helen Haines may not lead to meaningful change in how Australian society addresses violence against women, cautioning that the same forces that silence women often reassert themselves after moments of public outrage.