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Indigenous family violence forum closes with focus on youth, safety and self-determination
Day two of the 2026 Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum closed in Meanji...
Joseph Guenzler 29 May 2026
Changemakers gather in Magandjin to confront family violence
The Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)'s 2026 Overcomi...
Joseph Guenzler 27 May 2026
Indigenous children's peak advocacy body disturbed by leaking of information regarding the family of Kumanjayi Little Baby
SNAICC - National Voice for our Children has called for an immediate investigati...
Giovanni Torre 6 May 2026
WA Centre for Rural Health and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community unite to prevent family violence in the Mid West
The Western Australian Centre for Rural Health and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Communi...
Giovanni Torre 23 Apr 2026
You cannot police your way out of violence when the police are part of the problem
The South Australian Government's announcement of a new reporting pathway for do...
National forum to advance Indigenous-led solutions to family violence

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 14, 2026
$45 million boost strengthens Aboriginal-led care for kids and families

Aboriginal organisations and communities across Western Australia are being backed with a $45 million investment to keep children connected to family, culture and Country.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 12, 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 Arnhem man who stabbed his wife three years ago but will be eligible for parole next week "exposes the gap between the gover...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 7, 2026
Community leadership will make our communities safer

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...

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Donnella Mills Mar 31, 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 form a better understanding of families impacted by family violence, supports available to them, and the intersection of ch...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Mar 26, 2026
New Indigenous-led peak body aims to turn tide on family violence crisis

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 24, 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 International Women's Day, aiming to provide immediate and culturally safe support for First Nations women and children...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Mar 18, 2026
Our self-determined leadership and knowledge is critical to ending violence against women

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...

$200million-plus commitment backs First Nations-led solutions to target domestic and family violence epidemic

The federal government has announced more than $200 million in funding as part of a national plan to address high rates of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 10, 2026
Footage released of fugitive hours before killings

Note: this report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. Footage of fugitive Julian Ingram taken hours before he allegedly murdered three people has been released as police vow they wo...

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Farid Farid Jan 30, 2026
Lake Cargelligo killings highlight funding gaps in Aboriginal family violence services

Australia's national peak body for Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services (FVPLS) has warned the alleged murder of a pregnant Aboriginal woman by her former partner highlights the urgent need f...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 29, 2026
'You can’t educate your way out of violence if there's nowhere safe to go' - Advocate warns campaigns are failing Aboriginal women

Governments across Australia have poured millions into coercive-control campaigns, but domestic violence advocate Ashlee Donohue says the failure to properly fund frontline services is leaving Aborigi...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 22, 2026
Aboriginal leaders urge men to confront violence ahead of holiday period

A Northern Territory health alliance says men, families, and community leaders need to unite to prevent violence against women and children over the holiday period.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 10, 2025
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