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$45 million boost strengthens Aboriginal-led care for kids and families
Aboriginal organisations and communities across Western Australia are being back...
David Prestipino 12 Apr 2026
Wife killer’s parole eligibility highlights gap in Northern Territory DV murder reforms, Price says
Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says the case of a West Arnh...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Apr 2026
Funding boost for Indigenous-led research on family violence and child removals
First Nations-led research out of the University of Melbourne will strive to for...
Jarred Cross 26 Mar 2026
Firefly First Nations Fund launched to support women and children escaping domestic violence
Women's Community Shelters has launched its Firefly First Nations Fund following...
Alexandra Giorgianni 18 Mar 2026
'Phenomenal' rates of violence against Indigenous women
It's well known that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience dome...
Keira Jenkins 26 Nov 2025
Commitment, promise and responsibility: Aboriginal-led campaign sparks creation of over 100 plans to end domestic violence

In three months, more than 100 groups have responded to calls to honour women lost to domestic violence in the Northern Territory, and make a commitment for change.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 10, 2025
Additional support for Aboriginal-led responses to domestic and family violence

The expansion of a state government program is set to see an increase in Aboriginal-led domestic and family violence support services across New South Wales.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 22, 2025
Aboriginal initiative working to end domestic violence in the NT calls on community to take a STAND

More than 90 women have died in domestic and family violence incidents in the Northern Territory since the year 2000. According to a 2020 inquiry, taken from census data, Aboriginal women account for...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 13, 2025
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance disappointed by Territory government’s response to Coroner’s domestic and family violence recommendations

The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory has expressed disappointment at the NT government's response to the coronial inquest into the deaths of four Aboriginal women, which was tab...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 1, 2025
Recognising coercive control: WA conference spotlights First Nations experiences with domestic violence

As Australia continues to grapple with alarmingly high rates of family and domestic violence, First Nations women and children remain disproportionately impacted.

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jul 19, 2025
“We have the answers”: National NAIDOC Forum speaker Alison Scott urges First Nations-led reform to address domestic violence

Content warning – this article contains references to domestic and family violence. Alison Scott knows the pain of domestic violence not just through statistics, but through the deepest kind of...

First Nations-led women’s organisation joins landmark domestic and family violence research partnership

An Australian-first research initiative has been launched to address gaps in Australia's domestic and family violence support services, featuring First Nations-led women's organisation Elizabeth Morga...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jun 24, 2025
Victorian budget fails Aboriginal women and children, advocates say

The Victorian government has failed to prioritise Aboriginal women and children's safety in its budget, despite a $600 million surplus, a leading Indigenous family violence organisation says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 22, 2025
Noongar advocates make powerful plea at UN about murdered and missing Indigenous women

Two First Nations sisters from Western Australia have made an passionate plea to the United Nations about the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Australia.

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Brendan Foster May 1, 2025
New Northern Territory DV approach "risks taking a step backward"

The Northern Territory government has axed a forum providing policy advice on the prevention of domestic, family, and sexual violence (DFSV), instead reconstructing the panel alongside other governmen...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 11, 2025
Federal funding for SA community-led men’s wellness centre to help stem gendered violence

The federal government has continued their attempts to combat the scourge of men's violence with funding for a new men's wellness centre in South Australia.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 17, 2025
Federal government backs community-led Men’s Wellness Centres to help stem violence

The federal government announced on Tuesday funding for three new community-led Men's Wellness Centres in the Top End to provide support for First Nations men and boys with multiple and complex needs...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 21, 2025
Man charged with Indigenous woman's murder

A man has been charged over the death of a 51-year-old Indigenous woman in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Detectives from the Major Crime Squad and Southern Investigations Unit charged the man, 49, with murd...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 15, 2025
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