After leaving an abusive relationship, Tia is weaving a new life in the outback

"An Aboriginal woman from the same country as me was teaching the class, and I guess I was curious," she said.Day by day, Whyman, a health administration worker, wove the delicate and colourful strands of raffia into baskets, placemats and bags.

"I use a traditional Aboriginal technique from south-east Australia … it's a technique my ancestors would have used," she said.Looking for a change of pace from the city, the 33-year-old moved to Longreach in outback Queensland earlier this year."I had moved house and changed my number, but that still didn't make me feel safe," Whyman said.

"Me feeling scared to talk was less scary than the fear of somebody else going through the same thing and not getting the support they needed."

. Have you noticed the abcbews twitter monkey isn't allowed to post BrittanyHiggins articles? Maybe because the truth is coming out... Brit is a liar. Brit staged her claim to profit. Brit used the media (she was a Liberal political staffer after all). Brit is a LIAR. .

The baskets look totally awesome... all the best to Tia...:)

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