A third of women allegedly killed through gendered violence in Australia since June are Aboriginal, in what has been described as a "national crisis".

Across the country, it is believed at least 12 Indigenous women have died in that time - eight of them in the Northern Territory - with little to no media coverage.

Last week, a 61-year-old woman died from her injuries in hospital following an alleged assault on October 12 in Katherine. A 68-year-old alleged offender was remanded in custody.

Our Watch, a national leader in the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia, described violence against women as a national crisis, saying whilst it was prevalent across all communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 31 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of violence.

"This violence is not inevitable," the head of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strategy at Our Watch, Regan Mitchell, said.

"Black women need to be believed the first time. Black women and their children need to have the option to leave the violence and have access to safe accommodation, and Black women need to be heard about what they need to be safe."

Earlier this year, a landmark senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children called for a review of policing practices, as well as a First Nations role at the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission and changes to the way the media reports on First Nations deaths.

Our Watch chief executive, Patty Kinnersly, said she was looking forward to the government's response in the inquiry, as well as the findings from the coroner in the inquest into the deaths of four Aboriginal women in the NT.

"The Senate report found what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have been saying: that they are grossly disproportionately impacted by violence, police often fail to properly investigate, their deaths go under-reported in the media, and there is inadequate data about the crisis," Ms Kinnersly said.

"Evidence shows that prevention works when the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and communities are central to shaping solutions. We also support recommendations for stronger governance, greater investment in community-led services and better data.

"And the media has an important role to be ensuring that the deaths of all women receive equal coverage and dignity. While every death is a tragedy, unfortunately, too often we see greater coverage given to women who fit certain stereotypes."

The final senate report was delivered to a near empty chamber on a Thursday afternoon, and elicited no coverage in the national broadsheet or from tabloids across the country.

A recent episode of ABC's Media Watch chastised the media - including morning television shows - for largely ignoring the plight of Indigenous women, especially in the NT, whilst simultaneously offering extended coverage during the death of non-Indigenous women.

Of the at least 476 First Nations women killed since 1989, a third were Territorian, according to a report by Australian Institute of Criminology.

The deaths of Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Miss Yunupiŋu and Kumarn Rubuntja were described as "truly shocking" by counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC in her submission to the NT coroner during the ongoing inquest.

Ms Mitchel said Ms Dwyer's recommendations included clear actions to prevent further violence.

"Our people have always known these shocking rates of violence came with colonialism," the Wiradjuri-Ngunnawal woman said.

"When combined with racism, poverty, oppression and disrespect for women – particularly for our women - this creates a dangerous breeding ground for violence to take place and be tolerated."

Ms Dwyer released 30 proposed recommendations for Coroner Elisabeth Armitage to consider ahead of her findings, including funding increases, indexation for the sector and an overhaul of prison programs, whilst highlighting how Territory government agencies continually missed opportunities to prevent the "horrific deaths" of the four women.

Ms Mitchell said the ongoing violence is "preventable" with the implementation of "long-term and appropriately funded services".

"Other examples include culturally appropriate respectful relationships education across all schools, supported by adequate funding," she said.

"Prevention also means the same opportunities, the same access to support and to housing, and it means practicing culture and healing."

First Nations women are eight times more likely to die by homicide than non-Indigenous women, and Coroner Armitage heard at least 83 women had been killed by domestic violence in the NT since 2000—more than 90 per cent being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

The coroner is scheduled to hand down her findings on November 25.

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