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From 'No More' to The Stand: First Nations voices driving a new campaign against family violence
Note: this report contains references to domestic violence and the name of someo...
Nicole Brown 20 Aug 2026
Free family history information sessions coming to East Kimberley
Aboriginal communities across the East Kimberley will have the opportunity to ex...
Giovanni Torre 20 Aug 2026
Homegrown Bidgy Fest brings a world of music to remote community
Malanga Elder MJ Jadai sits in a garden outside an art centre in Bidyadanga, a r...
Natasha Clark 30 Jul 2026
Aboriginal women being 'racially targeted' by the system
Aboriginal women are being racially targeted by the justice system, the chief ex...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jul 2026
Family violence peak Our Ways Stronger Together announces new members

Peak body Our Ways Strong Together has welcomed additional members from across the country to the newly-established peak body. Our Ways Strong Together (OWST) was launched on in March by the Coalition...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 24, 2026
Aboriginal child and family state peak prepares for major sector gathering

The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, research and ACCO representatives and others leaders will direct discussion at the NSW Aboriginal Child &...

Congress members strengthen community-led stance against domestic and family violence

Members of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress have endorsed a change to the organisation's rulebook which strengthens its stance against domestic and family violence.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 15, 2026
Huge turnout for Musgrave Park NAIDOC celebration

Musgrave Park Family Fun Day drew one of Queensland's largest NAIDOC Week crowds, with about 10,000 people attending throughout the day. The event was held as part of NAIDOC Week 2026, which carried t...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 13, 2026
Doomadgee peacemaking initiative backed by $900,000 grant

Gunawuna Jungai has received $900,000 over three years through the Queensland Justice Reinvestment Grant Program to deliver a community-led early intervention and peacemaking initiative in Doomadgee.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 9, 2026
Aunty Maria finds her family through Bindjareb Aged Care

For Aunty Maria, aged care services have not only helped her at home, they have also reconnected her to family and loved ones. Born in Northam, Western Australia, Aunty Maria was only 12 years old whe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 24, 2026
Grassroots boxing program highlights need for trauma recovery support in NT

A grassroots non-contact boxing program in Darwin is showing the need for trauma recovery programs that are built around local communities in the Northern Territory.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 18, 2026
Vicky Welgraven AM joins White Ribbon’s Workplace Accreditation Panel

White Ribbon Australia has appointed Vicky Welgraven AM to its Workplace Accreditation Panel, strengthening the national program's governance and cultural expertise.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 16, 2026
'Stamp it out': Communities leading programs to end family violence

Horsham-based Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative says it will do everything in their power to end family violence in their community, as ACCOs across Victoria work to achieve the same.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 12, 2026
Indigenous family violence forum closes with focus on youth, safety and self-determination

Day two of the 2026 Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum closed in Meanjin after a program focused on young people, self-determination, trauma-informed practice, child safety and community-led...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 29, 2026
Changemakers gather in Magandjin to confront family violence

The Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)'s 2026 Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum is underway in Magandjin (Brisbane) this week.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 27, 2026
42 per cent of Indigenous survivors of domestic and family violence unable to access emergency accommodation

National data has exposed deep inequities in access to support for victim-survivors of family and domestic violence, highlighting the disproportionate impact on First Nations communities, and how many...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2026
SiS Tasmania welcomes federal support to end Indigenous family violence

SiS Tasmania, an Aboriginal-led Family Violence and Prevention Legal Service, has welcomed the federal government's budget commitment to reduce family, domestic and sexual violence.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 13, 2026
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