While the details of Gisele Pelicot's case have horrified people worldwide, it is not the only instance of violence against women that has made headlines in 2024.

We know the supposed Person of the Year, but let’s look at the objects of 2024 – from the planter box that brought down Barnaby Joyce to the video camera that brought 51 men to justice.

When I moved to rural France with my husband in 2002, it was the realisation of a dream I'd nurtured since I was a little ...