A Mother's Story

Rosie became an outspoken crusader against family violence following the murder of her son, Luke, in February 2014. Through her personal tragedy she stepped into a leadership role to advocate for all victims impacted by family violence. She was named Australian of the Year in January 2015 and has made the most of her position of influence by advocating for systemic reform and gender equality. She is a Board Director for the Royal Women’s Hospital and also Patron of the Australian Childhood Foundation and Doncare Community Services.

Bryce Corbett is an Australian journalist who has been living and working in Paris for more than six years. He arrived there after a two-year stint in London, where he worked as a print journalist at The Times and as a television producer at Sky News. He has written for The Australian, The Age, The Sun Herald, Vogue and Australian Gourmet Traveller to name a few. Before leaving Australia he worked for six years at the Daily Telegraph, most notably as its Page 13 gossip columnist. He now lives in Paris with his wife, Shay.