Family And Domestic Violence
The South Australian Government's announcement of a new reporting pathway for domestic violence allegedly committed by police officers is being framed as a step forward.
The Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) will host its fourth national gathering in Magandjin / Brisbane in May, bringing together reform advocates from across Australia to adv...
A West Arnhem Land man who stabbed his wife through the heart on Darwin's Esplanade three years ago will be eligible for parole in two weeks after pleading guilty to her manslaughter.
Domestic, family and sexual violence remains one of the most urgent challenges in Australia. Yet despite strong community leadership, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities too often lack t...
In the face of a scourge of violence that sees First Nations women experience violence at overwhelmingly disproportionate rates, a new peak body, bringing together the perspectives of Aboriginal commu...
Note: This report contains distressing details, and images of an Indigenous person who has died. The man who murdered Indigenous woman Ms Woodley in her Boorloo/Perth home has been jailed for more tha...
The historic launch of the first dedicated national plan on violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Canberra this month marked a decade of campaigning led by First Nations wome...
The Katherine West Health Board has welcomed the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory's report card assessing progress made against the Coroner's Inquest into the deaths of four Abo...
The Ochre Ribbon Campaign marks its 11th year this week with a nationwide campaign running February 12-19 raising awareness about the devastating impacts of family and domestic violence on Aboriginal...
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...
A new, "historic" national strategy to end violence against First Nations women and children will place community-controlled solutions and family strengthening at the centre of safety and wellbeing.
Governments across Australia have poured millions into coercive-control campaigns, but domestic violence advocate Ashlee Donohue says the failure to properly fund frontline services is leaving Aborigi...
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...