Dear Mr Prime Minister ...

Emailed to Prime Minister via website Thursday 19th June (received confirmation email response) and posted with additional supporting information Friday 20th June 2008. No response as yet


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The Hon Kevin Rudd
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra, ACT, 2600


Re: Australian Children and Women Trapped Overseas by Domestic Violence and Systemic and Judicial Abuse

Dear Sir,

Further to my letter and extensive supporting documentation, mailed 20th December, 2007, (express guaranteed next day delivery #SN4433932) to which I have not yet received a response I am again contacting you to beg for your concern, compassion and assistance for Australian children and women trapped overseas by domestic violence and systemic and judicial abuse.

For further information please consult the extensive documentation forwarded to yourself, Tanya Plibersek MP (via Senator Joseph Ludwig) and Maxine McKew MP and the online resource I created in the form of a blog www.womenwhowant2gohome.blogspot.com .

In the hope of finding support and assistance I have also contacted members of the newly created National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children (see enclosed letter and dvd “How Then Shall We Live: A Process to Develop a Plan to Escape Abusive Relationships.” mailed on Tuesday 3rd June 2008) but unfortunately have not as yet received a response from any council member.

In your “Remarks to Inaugural Meeting of the National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children” 4th June 2008 you assert that “The nation, in my view, the nation and the community, must adopt a zero tolerance attitude to violence against women and violence against children. No ifs, no buts, no maybes. That’s where we have to be as a nation, that’s were we have to be as a community.” You go on to state “The purpose is really good public policy. It rests in some very decent Australian values. Values of fairness. And if we can’t provide fairness to women and children who are under the threat of violence, then frankly we need to try a lot harder.”

As a mother, with much love and concern for my children, but without the safety, power, privilege, resources and opportunity of a prime minister, I can only once again beg for you to exemplify the attitude and beliefs quoted above in immediate intervention on our behalf and for all Australian children and women trapped overseas by domestic violence and systemic and judicial, and assistance to provide us with the safety, security and support we need and deserve.

Sincerely,
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“Remarks to Inaugural Meeting if the National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children”, 04 June 2008 www.pm.gov.au/media/Speech/2008/speech_0285.cfm


See post “National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children …” for links to other related media releases and information.