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Jade Appo Ritchie does not slip quietly into a room. She arrives, and people notice. Not because she is loud, but because she is present. She moves through the space easily, greeting, laughing, leanin...
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the names and images of Indigenous people who have died.
Australia's national peak body for Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services (FVPLS) has warned the alleged murder of a pregnant Aboriginal woman by her former partner highlights the urgent need f...
In the early hours of Boxing Day, a single Aboriginal mother told her 20-year-old son to flee the family home with her two-year-old daughter as her ex-partner approached the property in another violen...
Australia's Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant, is preparing to depart Townsville for its first deployment of 2026 to reinforce Australia's ongoing commitment to Pacific s...
When Warnman woman and allied health worker Leah Wearne tested the suitability of a free chronic conditions service for her clients, she didn't anticipate the benefit it would have for her.
William Tilmouth has been awarded the prestigious Australian Human Rights Medal in recognition of his decades-long advocacy for First Nations self-determination and sovereignty - an achievement he say...
The aunt of Boorloo woman Tiffany Anne Woodley has urged Western Australians to confront the ongoing toll of domestic violence, while delivering a Welcome to Country at a 16 Days in WA business breakf...
The Australian Government has unveiled the nation's first trade agreement to include a dedicated chapter on First Nations business. Announced on Thursday, the new initiatives will support Indigenous b...
The Northern Territory Government has unveiled its domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) Reduction Strategy 2025-2028 and its accompanying Safety Roadmap, one year after Coroner Elisabeth Armita...
It's well known that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience domestic and family violence at disproportionate rates. But the harrowing statistics never cease to shock Tanya Frazer, the...
Samoa's Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD) has launched 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, joining a global United Nations campaign calling for the elimination...
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the names and images of Indigenous people who have died.