# Do we need a royal commission into violence against women? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/do-we-need-a-royal-commission-into-violence-against-women Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/do-we-need-a-royal-commission-into-violence-against-women.md Podcast: [7am](https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740) Published: 2026-06-03T19:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/7am/do-we-need-a-royal-commission-into-violence-against-women Audio file: https://p.podderapp.com/2544644999/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/8ce5b552-387d-4a87-ae3f-b45e005f8f8d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/7am-529740/episodes/do-we-need-a-royal-commission-into-violence-against-women Duration seconds: 957 ## Resource 29 women have been killed in Australia so far this year - most allegedly by their intimate partner. Their names sometimes hit the headlines, but often not. And even then, the outrage seldom lasts.  We’ve known for a long time that Australia has a problem with violence against women. Little seems to work to change the statistics. For some advocates - a Royal Commission is the only chance at making a difference.  A petition calling for that - now sits at more than 110-thousand signatures.  Today, writer and advocate Jess Hill on whether it will ever happen, and what it could achieve, if it did.    If you enjoy 7am , the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support .   Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Writer and advocate, Jess Hill Photo:  Ye Myo Khant / SOPA Images/Sipa USA   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/7am-529740/episodes/do-we-need-a-royal-commission-into-violence-against-women/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/do-we-need-a-royal-commission-into-violence-against-women.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.