The recent violent death of an Indigenous woman in Fitzroy Crossing has reignited long-standing calls for systemic change to how domestic violence is addressed in Australia.

Director at Leedal and board member of Marra Worra Worra, Patrick Green, who has been advocating for reform for many years, spoke to National Indigenous Times about the ongoing crisis and the urgent need for decisive action.

"I've been calling out for a review on domestic violence since we got the alcohol ban in 2007. And the reason we got the ban imposed was because of domestic violence…We're still with the alcohol ban after 15 years, and we still have the same problem with domestic violence. So what's changed?" said Mr Green.

The recent killing in Fitzroy Crossing is one of at least 20 alleged or confirmed domestic violence-related deaths of Indigenous women in Australia this year.

Mr Green noted domestic violence is a global problem and emphasised that Australia– and specifically regional areas like the Kimberley– need urgent solutions.

"Domestic violence exists all over the world. You can do your research and find out how many women die every minute around the world, including Indigenous people in Australia," he said.

Mr Green shed light on another death of a woman that happened over the same weekend the woman in Fitzroy Crossing was found unresponsive.

"I understand that there were two deaths on that same weekend when we lost our loved one. There was one in Kununurra that I think was almost the same night."

"My question is, are all governments going to be sheep and follow the next person? When are they going to make laws to deal with the domestic violence perpetrators? When are they going to grow some balls to make decisions?"

Mr Green noted a recent case in which a now alleged suspect in a killing had previously done time for assaulting the woman he is now accused of murdering.

"Three times. He stabbed her on one occasion. I think the recent one where he had just come out of jail. But prior to that, he bashed her and threw her over a balcony," he said.

One of Mr Green's central points is the language used to define these crimes. He argued that the word 'domestic' diminishes the seriousness of the offence.

"My request, and everybody's request, it's take the word 'domestic' out and treat it as an assault. You touch someone, you touch a police officer, it's an aggravated assault there and then.

"Why isn't it the same as assault for anybody else? Why does 'domestic' have to cover it up?"

Mr Green said the threat of homelessness was making it harder for victims of domestic violence to flee danger.

"No woman or no victim should leave the house. The perpetrator should be taken away, the perpetrator should be punished, no victim should be put out in the street or in any home away from their household. The laws need to change to assist that process," he said.

Mr Green called on lawmakers to step up and take concrete action.

"The government of the day should meet to make it a law. Put it between both houses, both parties, whoever that needs to vote on it to make it a law. They are voted in there to make laws for this country."

Mr Green concluded with a stark reminder of the imbalance victims face in the aftermath of abuse.

"The perpetrators are taken away, they get three meals a day, air conditioning, their clothes and everything washed, while the victims have to suffer in poverty. Where's the fairness in all of this? Where are the lawmakers in all of this?" he said.

The suspect in the recent Fitzroy Crossing killing, Samuel Jade Lincoln Jingle, has been charged with one count of murder and is scheduled to reappear in Stirling Gardens Magistrate's Court on January 22.