When it comes to alcohol, gambling and domestic violence in Australia, it’s essential we connect the dots

A member of the public places a rose with shoes during the annual ‘No More Empty Shoes’ vigil to remember victims of domestic and family violence at Martin Place in Sydney. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

“How do we maintain the rage?” Sussan Ley asked in parliament last week.

The opposition leader was speaking to a motion introduced by Labor’s Sharon Claydon to end family and domestic violence. Claydon read the list of the 74 Australian women who were murdered in the last year.