Domestic Violence
The South Australian Government's announcement of a new reporting pathway for domestic violence allegedly committed by police officers is being framed as a step forward.
The Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) will host its fourth national gathering in Magandjin / Brisbane in May, bringing together reform advocates from across Australia to adv...
Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says the case of a West Arnhem man who stabbed his wife three years ago but will be eligible for parole next week "exposes the gap between the gover...
A West Arnhem Land man who stabbed his wife through the heart on Darwin's Esplanade three years ago will be eligible for parole in two weeks after pleading guilty to her manslaughter.
Note: This report contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. It also includes references to domestic violence and details readers may find distressing.
Domestic, family and sexual violence remains one of the most urgent challenges in Australia. Yet despite strong community leadership, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities too often lack t...
Indigenous leader Craig Rigney and New South Wales policy expert Jennifer Quincey have joined the board of Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS).
First Nations-led research out of the University of Melbourne will strive to form a better understanding of families impacted by family violence, supports available to them, and the intersection of ch...
In the face of a scourge of violence that sees First Nations women experience violence at overwhelmingly disproportionate rates, a new peak body, bringing together the perspectives of Aboriginal commu...
Women's Community Shelters has launched its Firefly First Nations Fund following International Women's Day, aiming to provide immediate and culturally safe support for First Nations women and children...
This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. New South Wales police have offered a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of suspected triple-murderer Julian Ingra...
Note: This report contains distressing details, and images of an Indigenous person who has died. The man who murdered Indigenous woman Ms Woodley in her Boorloo/Perth home has been jailed for more tha...
The historic launch of the first dedicated national plan on violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Canberra this month marked a decade of campaigning led by First Nations wome...