Rosie Batty facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Rosie Batty
|
|
|---|---|
Batty speaking at the Women's Lunch on Day One of the 2015 ACTU Congress
|
|
| Born |
Rosemary Anne Batty
1962 (age 61–62) Laneham, Nottinghamshire, England
|
| Nationality | British, Australian |
| Citizenship | British, Australian |
| Known for | Domestic violence campaigner |
| Children | Luke Batty (2002–2014) |
| Awards |
|
Rosemary Anne "Rosie" Batty AO (born 1962) is an English-born Australian domestic violence campaigner. She became a campaigner in 2014, after her 11-year-old son Luke Batty was murdered by his father, Greg Anderson. She was made Australian of the Year in 2015.
As a campaigner, she has spoken publicly about her experiences as a survivor of domestic violence to raise public awareness and advocate for social changes. Batty is considered to have had a significant influence on national public attitudes, philanthropy, government initiatives and funding, support services and police and legal procedures related to domestic violence in Australia.
In 2016, then prime minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull said of domestic violence in Australia that "cultural change requires a great advocate, and Rosie has been able to do that in a way that I think nobody has done before".
On 10 June 2019, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the general division as part of the Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours recognition for her "distinguished service to the community as a campaigner and advocate for the prevention of family violence".
Contents
Background
Batty was born in England and raised on a farm in Laneham in the English county of Nottinghamshire by her father along with her three brothers.
When Batty was six years old her mother died, and she was raised by nannies and her maternal grandmother. Batty says that her mother's death had a long-term impact: "I have not really formed permanent relations with anybody; I have never been married and neither have my two other brothers. I think it really traumatises you from having key relationships because of that fear that they are going to leave you."
After high school she completed a secretarial course and worked briefly as a bank clerk and as a nanny in Australia.
Batty settled in Australia in 1988 on a partner visa following an initial visit in 1986.
Recognition
Batty was awarded the Pride of Australia's National Courage Medal in 2014, appointed 2015 Australian of the Year, awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of the Sunshine Coast, and was ranked number 33 in the list of the World's Greatest Leaders 2016 by Fortune magazine.
In 2015 she was the subject of a portrait by Jacqui Clark named Meeting Rosie Batty, which was selected for the 2015 Portia Geach Memorial Award.
In October 2018 Batty was named in the social enterprise and not-for-profit category of The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence awards.
On 10 June 2019, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia as part of the Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours recognition.
Other activities
On 10 October 2023, Batty was one of 25 Australians of the Year who signed an open letter supporting the Yes vote in the Indigenous Voice referendum, initiated by psychiatrist Patrick McGorry.
See also
In Spanish: Rosie Batty para niños
