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 called on the CLP government to fulfil its $180 million commitment to tackling domestic and family violence.

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 Elisabeth Armitage during the inquest.

It hearings come amid a "national crisis" in the NT, with at least 83 women having been killed by domestic violence in the Territory since 2000—more than 90 per cent being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

On Friday, the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) said the NT government needed to "draw a line in the sand" and commit to immediate action to address the "devastating rates of domestic and family violence" in the NT—the highest in the country.

AMSANT chief executive, Dr John Paterson, said the horrific details out of the inquest has "once again exposed the catastrophic extent" of the crisis in the NT, calling on the Territory government to outline how a previously promised $180 million in funding will be allocated to specialist services.

Both major parties committed to the funding before the August election, recognising the vital need for change, however Dr Paterson said since being elected, the new CLP government has offered "no details" on how the funding will be delivered.

He said the organisations and communities working on the frontline "simply cannot afford more government inaction," urging the government to affirm its commitment to funding as well as providing clarity on how the funds will be allocated "to address the overwhelming demand for services".

A third of women allegedly killed through gendered violence in Australia since June are Aboriginal.

Last week, a 61-year-old woman died from her injuries in hospital following an alleged assault on October 12 in Katherine—the eighth alleged domestic violence-related homicide since June in the NT.

All the women were Aboriginal.

"Enough is enough," Dr Paterson said.

"This is a crisis that has already cost far too many lives, particularly the lives of our Aboriginal women – and the reality is that these deaths, these traumas, are preventable.

"Family violence is preventable, but it requires our leaders to move beyond promises and deliver the resources frontline services need to make a difference."

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.

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

"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."

During the inquest into the four murdered women, Ms Dwyer released 30 proposed recommendations for Coroner Armitage to consider.

These included funding increases, indexation for the sector and an overhaul of prison programs, whilst also highlighting how Territory government agencies continually missed opportunities to prevent the "horrific deaths" of the four women.

"Our people have always known these shocking rates of violence came with colonialism," Ms Mitchell, a 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."

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

AMSANT called for a closer alignment with indigenous communities and sectors across the country to ensure solutions put forward aligned with the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, with Dr Paterson arguing to truly address family violence - both in the NT and across the country - there needed to be collaborative consultation with Aboriginal people and community.

"We hope to see the Government take more seriously the change that is needed and acknowledge this as part of their commitments in line with the National Agreement on Closing the Gap," he said.

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