New members for the First Nations national peak body for the prevention of family, domestic and sexual violence means a stronger network to do their job, and help build much-needed change.

The body, Our Ways Strong Together, was launched in March this year.

Its membership of Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations between primary purpose and general members, has grown to nearly 50, including recent additions.

Our Ways Strong Together represents organisations delivering their work across sectors.

First Nations Women's Legal Service Queensland, Budja Budja Aboriginal Co-Op in Victoria, Western Australia's Yorgum Healing Service and NSW organisations Yoorana Gunya Family Healing Centre, We Care NSW, Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service and Maranguka recently joined.

"Every new member adds to the strength and reach of this network. Aboriginal community-controlled organisations have been doing this work for generations, and the more of that expertise we bring together, the stronger the case we can make for the investment and policy change communities need," peak chief executive and Western Arrernte woman Olga Havnen said.

Target 13 of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap aims to reduce the rate of "all forms of family violence and abuse against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children" by at least 50 per cent, with the larger aim of reaching zero, by 2031.

Per 2026's Closing the Gap report, there is no new data available since 2018-19, the baseline year, due to factors including "concerns with how the data was collected and the potential risk of harm this data collection caused for participants' despite acknowledgement 'family violence is a significant issue in Australia, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children".

A list of organisations around the country do their work tackling the crisis on the ground and in communities.

Our Ways Strong Together was established by the federal government and Coalition of Peaks.

Funding for it comes out of a $218.3 million investment into the national plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence Our Ways - Strong Ways - Our Voices.

In March, Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy said the peak "represents the community-controlled organisations and services who have been working to support survivors over many years".

"Strengthening the community-controlled sector is an important part of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, as all governments work with communities to end family, domestic and sexual violence," the Minister added.

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