Djirra
Harmful and discriminatory policing practices in family violence cases are "extremely frequent and widespread" across Victoria, according to a new report.
A leading family violence organisation says new Closing the Gap data shows governments are delivering "more of the same," with little progress in protecting Indigenous women and families.
The Victorian government has failed to prioritise Aboriginal women and children's safety in its budget, despite a $600 million surplus, a leading Indigenous family violence organisation says.
"Police will look at you and it's like 'Oh, it's just another blackfella, it's normal in their lives' …I think that's how they stereotype blackfellas.
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has called out the federal government on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women for "actively fuelling and funding the culture of violence...
Leading Victorian Indigenous organisations have commemorated the anniversary of the Voice to Parliament referendum defeat, noting the outcome remains "very fresh and raw".
The overwhelming majority of Indigenous, medical, and human rights groups have told the national youth justice inquiry a dramatic overhaul of the system is needed, including raising the age of crimina...
Uncertainty about funding continues to put Aboriginal women at risk, a leading family violence organisation in Victoria says. Last month, the federal government announced a National Access to Justice...
The chief executive of Victorian Aboriginal family violence prevention service Djirra says investing in First Nations data sovereignty is key to keeping Aboriginal women visible.
Leading human rights campaigner Antoinette Braybrook AM has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Deakin University. The chief executive of Aboriginal family violence prevention service Djirra and c...
Aboriginal family violence prevention service Djirra has welcomed the National Cabinet's acknowledgment that men's violence against women and children is a crisis which requires urgent national invest...
Aboriginal family violence prevention service Djirra says a lack of a response from the federal government to a series of reports on violence against Aboriginal women is "deafening".
Family violence prevention organisation Djirra says the landmark Senate report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children is just the start, criticising a lack of action to rectify missin...