It is now over a year since Wagga Wagga City Council narrowly voted to remove the name of a convicted abuser from one of its sporting fields (or, in council speak, endorse the renaming of Michael Slater Oval). Yes, Slater was a star in his time. Through his own actions, that star has waned.

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You can have absolutely no respect for a man who beats women . You must have absolutely no respect for a man who beats women. And the decision to dishonour him was a wise one. We have enough violence in our communities without honouring a serial offender.

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