September 25, 2026 — 5:00am

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When Rikki James’ ex-partner smashed her head into a concrete floor, not even her life-threatening brain aneurysm and surviving brain surgery could stop the barrage of abuse and gaslighting that came afterwards.

Chants of “you’re useless, you’re stupid, you’ve got a brain injury, you need me”, while painful, left a searing impression on James and solidified her resolve to leave.

In 2012, she fled Cairns for NSW’s South Coast and hasn’t shed a single tear or looked…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU