Missing And Murdered First Nations Women And Children   

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'In the name of all our women and girls whose lives were stolen, we call for justice'
Note: this article contains references to assault and abuse which some readers m...
Hannah McGlade 2 May 2026
Footage released of fugitive hours before killings
Note: this report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. Footage...
Farid Farid 30 Jan 2026
One year on from a landmark inquiry, more action is needed on missing and murdered Indigenous women and children
A year after a landmark Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations w...
Dechlan Brennan 26 Aug 2025
Funding to help Indigenous women and children in the NT leave abusive relationships
First Nations women and children living in Darwin will be given support to leave...
Dechlan Brennan 21 Mar 2025
Man charged with Indigenous woman's murder
A man has been charged over the death of a 51-year-old Indigenous woman in Mparn...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Jan 2025
Domestic violence an "epidemic" in the NT, experts say

The scourge of violence against First Nations women in the Northern Territory is an epidemic which continues to take innocent lives, legal services in the NT say.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 14, 2025
Peak pody calls for "clarity and commitment" on federal response to missing and murdered Indigenous women and children inquiry

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence say "critical questions" remain unanswered in the federal government's response to the Senate Inquiry on Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Ch...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 27, 2024
Feds vow to address "horrific rates of violence" in response to Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children inquiry

Three months after its release, the federal government has responded to the Senate Inquiry into Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children, saying the findings of the inquiry will "inform a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 25, 2024
"Safety comes from liberation, not domination" - Thorpe criticises Labor 'hypocrisy' over gendered violence

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has called out the federal government on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women for "actively fuelling and funding the culture of violence...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 25, 2024
"Enough is enough": NT Government must fulfil promised $180m in funding for domestic violence services, AMSANT says

Ahead of a coroner's findings into the deaths of four Indigenous women in the Northern Territory next week, the peak body for Aboriginal community-controlled health services in the Territory has calle...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 22, 2024
20 years on from landmark report, advocates urge Canadian government to act on violence against Indigenous women

Advocates have urged the Canadian government to do more to reduce violence against Indigenous women, at a Sisters in Spirit Vigil on Friday in the nation's capital.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 7, 2024
Djirra CEO says data sovereignty, investment in ACCOs key to keeping First Nations women visible

The chief executive of Victorian Aboriginal family violence prevention service Djirra says investing in First Nations data sovereignty is key to keeping Aboriginal women visible.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 4, 2024
Man charged with murder of woman in Palm Island

A man has been charged with the murder of a 39-year-old woman in the predominantly Aboriginal north Queensland community of Palm Island. Emergency services were called to a Clump Road residence at aro...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 24, 2024
Submissions to NT coroner document "truly shocking" nature of domestic violence killings

Warning: This report contains distressing details and the names of Indigenous people who have died. The domestic violence killings of Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Miss Yunupiŋu and Kumarn R...

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(A)manda Parkinson Sep 20, 2024
"We will not be silent": Indigenous groups urge government to act on reports into violence against First Nations women

Aboriginal family violence prevention service Djirra says a lack of a response from the federal government to a series of reports on violence against Aboriginal women is "deafening".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 29, 2024
NT Police "too busy" to perform welfare check on Aboriginal woman hours before she was killed

An Aboriginal woman in Darwin was allegedly murdered by her partner nine hours after police were "too busy" to conduct a welfare check on her.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 29, 2024
Voices of women and children still not heard

The long-awaited release of the Senate Inquiry report on murdered and missing Indigenous women and children has seen mixed reactions, ranging from optimism to outright dismay.

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Dr Hannah McGlade Aug 26, 2024
"Fed up" First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence to lead new national network

Specialist domestic, family, and sexual violence organisations "fed up with the slow wheels of government that lead to inaction" have formed a national grassroots network (Community of Practice) with...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 22, 2024
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