Where Violence Takes Root

Why does a country that overwhelmingly condemns family violence keep producing it? The answer reaches well beyond individual choices, into our courts, our phones, and how far we've drifted from the people around us. Kirrily is joined by Nick Tebbey, National Executive Officer of Relationships Australia, an organisation that has been walking alongside Australians through the ups and downs of their relationships for more than 75 years. Together they trace where the conditions for violence actually come from: a fifty-year-old family law system that can be turned into a weapon by the very people it's meant to restrain, online worlds quietly reshaping what young men believe about respect, national data showing Australians lonelier and under more pressure than ever, and the vulnerabilities that alcohol, gambling and what we consume online pour fuel on. But this conversation lands somewhere unexpectedly hopeful: the evidence that knowing your neighbours is genuine protection against violence, why people who use violence can change, and what actually motivates them to. Plus a vision for Australia's future you won't hear anywhere else, involving a marinade. If anything in this episode feels close to home, 1800RESPECT is there any time, day or night, 1800 737 732. For more resources and information on our events and programs, head to runagainstviolence.com. This podcast was recorded on Gadigal and Wiradjuri land. CREDITS Host and Producer: Kirrily Dear Executive Producer and Supervising Editor: Pariya Taherzadeh Audio Editor: Graham Hunter The Run Against Violence podcast is independently funded by the Broken Hill to Sydney Team Chase. Every entry and every piece of merch powers the movement to eliminate family violence from our communities.