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The passing of new legislation in Victoria aimed at preventing the permanent separation of Aboriginal children from their families has been welcomed as a long-overdue first step toward addressing entr...
One of Victoria's leading First Nations family support organisations has urged Parliament to pass legislation this week to prevent the permanent separation of Aboriginal children from their families f...
Advocates and legal groups have welcomed a new national strategy to end violence against First Nations women and children, but say long-term funding is needed, as the Coalition raises concerns that ke...
These are acts of resistance. Speaking at Djirra's 16 Days of ACTIVEism Festival in Naarm, Antoinette Braybrook AM delivered a clear message: "Too often, Aboriginal women are overlooked, invisible and...
A year after a landmark Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children, advocates say the federal government needs to decisively act on key recommendations.
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...