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Funding for First Nations-led trial projects in Naarm to help close the gap
Indigenous-led trial projects to help strengthen families, reduce family and dom...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Mar 2025
Recommendations on gendered violence inquiry welcomed
The federal government has announced more than $21 million in funding to strengt...
Dechlan Brennan 6 Mar 2025
Community-led men’s wellness centre set for Gunaikurnai country
The federal government's focus on combatting the scourge of gendered violence wi...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Feb 2025
Federal funding for SA community-led men’s wellness centre to help stem gendered violence
The federal government has continued their attempts to combat the scourge of men...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Feb 2025
Feds look to address gender-based violence with funding for Central Australian organisations
Funding for prevention and intervention initiatives in Central Australia to addr...
Dechlan Brennan 22 Jan 2025
New government-philanthropic partnership targets disadvantage with place-based approach

Systemic disadvantage is being targeted by a joint philanthropic and federal government investment to develop a national not-for-profit organisation designed to help the needs of local communities.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 30, 2024
'I wanted the world to know': Lidia Thorpe on tirade

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has justified her roundly criticised protest action against King Charles, saying she had written to the monarch multiple times and he ignored her.

Compulsory income management is discriminatory, based on outdated notions Indigenous people can't manage their finances, inquiry finds

A federal parliamentary inquiry has recommended the government abolish a scheme which quarantines 50 per cent of a person's income, after hearing evidence that compulsory income management is discrimi...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 5, 2024
First Nations playgroup pilot set to support Indigenous children and families during early childhood

A First Nations playgroup pilot is set to support Indigenous children and their families to learn and thrive through play. The federal government initiative, announced Monday - one day after National...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 6, 2024
NT to deliver more emergency support for women and children experiencing domestic violence

More emergency accommodation and support for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence in the Northern Territory has been announced.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 1, 2024
SNAICC – National Voice for our Children welcomes new national strategy on early education

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children welcomed the federal government's release on Tuesday of the first Early Years Strategy (EYS). The peak body for Indigenous children said the strategy ref...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 7, 2024
Funds for research on violence against Indigenous women

Indigenous-led research into domestic and family violence is being funded as part of a national strategy aimed at ending violence against First Nations women and children.

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Rudi Maxwell Nov 7, 2023
Family and domestic violence prevention strategy targets young men

After a spike in violent deaths, the government has committed to ending domestic and family violence in one generation with the help of men's support services.

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Kat Wong Nov 3, 2023
Government targets young men to prevent violence

An innovative service for young men is aimed at stemming violence against women. Five Australian women have been killed in the last 12 days and more than 50 murdered since the beginning of 2023.

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Kat Wong Nov 3, 2023
Federal government boosts funding for family, domestic and sexual violence prevention in WA

Western Australia will receive an additional $19.3 million in Commonwealth funding over the next four years through an extension to the National Partnership on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Res...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 14, 2023
Minister 'not afraid' to receive advice from Voice

Government frontbencher Amanda Rishworth has declared she won't be afraid to receive advice on her portfolio from an Indigenous Voice to parliament if the body is endorsed by voters.

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Andrew Brown (AAP) May 15, 2023
New social services minister confirms cashless debit card will be abolished

The Federal Government has confirmed it will abolish the cashless debit card. Federal Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth on Friday said the government would terminate the program and establish...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 3, 2022
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