Tommy Little broke down live on-air Wednesday morning as he read the plea his radio co-host Carrie Bickmore made to end violence against women.
The comedian, 39, was asked by his colleague, 43, to read out the letter she wrote to the Australian government about the national crisis, and it brought him to tears.
In an emotional moment, Carrie expressed hope that having a man read her words would help other men to listen, as Tommy vowed to ‘happily stand by her side’.
After Carrie urged him and other men around the country to ‘stand up, speak up and speak loudly’, Tommy attempted to choke back tears as he read the letter out loud.
It began by referencing ‘the crisis that our country is in’ which has seen one woman be allegedly murdered by a man every four days so far this year.
Tommy Little, 39, (right) broke down live on-air Wednesday morning as he read the plea his radio co-host Carrie Bickmore, 43, (left) made to end violence against women
Tommy continued to read: ‘No, not all men are monsters, but we live in fear of the ones that are.
‘We change our behaviour to account for the bad ones, not the good ones because the risk is too high for us not to.
‘To the good men out there, do something more. Just not killing us is not enough. Do something.’
Carrie’s letter then said if men were killed at a similar rate by terrorists or cyclists were run down, ‘laws would be drawn up overnight’ to prevent it happening again.
In an emotional moment, Carrie expressed hope that having a man read her words would help other men to listen, as Tommy vowed to ‘happily stand by her side’
Tommy became emotional as he read: ‘What we are asking for is not too much. We are simply asking to have the same basic right as you. The right to live, to be safe.’
He added: ‘We shouldn’t have to march to draw attention to his issue. You [Prime Minister Anthony Albanese] know what the issue is. Please do something more.’
The heartbreaking letter continued, with Tommy breaking down when it noted: ‘This is not a matter of opinion… Every four days a woman in Australia is violently killed.’
‘If you think we are being dramatic, think again… We are scared and we are asking, pleading for help. Do something and stop killing us.’
Carrie’s letter began by referencing ‘the crisis that our country is in’ which has seen one woman be murdered every four days so far this year, sparking protests across the country
Carrie is not the only public figure in Australia to demand an end to gendered violence, as Sunrise host Natalie Barr also put her voice to the cause this week.
Their pleas follow the protests which saw tens of thousands of Australians march in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra over the weekend.
The rallies were sparked by growing outrage over a spate of gendered killings with approximately 28 women murdered this year – or one every four days.
Among the victims were five women who lost their lives after knifeman Joel Cauchi, 40, carried out his stabbing rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13.
Barr said the protests and discourse around gender-based violence were overly represented by women and needed the input from men.
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