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Episode: Writing 'On Reckoning', giving voice to survivors, and having the difficult conversation
Description: Amy Remeikis is a gifted writer and a political journalist with the Guardian in Australia. Remeikis and other survivors of psychological and sexual abuse have seen a seismic shift in community attitudes. Women marched in Canberra and the 2021 Australian of the Year, Grace Tame, ensured that the issues of sexual abuse and the right of a woman to speak about her experience openly and frankly were never far away . The focus on violence against women was intense. Remeikis' new book 'On Reckoning' deals powerfully and personally with the issues that prompt difficult discussions that are necessary if our society is...