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Indigenous grants to fight online and AI-powered abuse
Indigenous-led programs to combat online abuse of women, including developing ed...
Rex Martinich (AAP) 30 Sep 2026
Aboriginal Women’s Centre must be funded by Victorian election winner - Djirra
A Victorian women's family violence organisation is calling on all major politic...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Sep 2026
'A grand final should not make a home less safe' - action urged with family violence spike expected
Australia's Indigenous peak body for the prevention of family and domestic viole...
Jarred Cross 23 Sep 2026
As family violence against Aboriginal women rises, urgent investment is needed
Reliable national data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of f...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 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
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
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
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
Indigenous children's peak advocacy body disturbed by leaking of information regarding the family of Kumanjayi Little Baby

SNAICC - National Voice for our Children has called for an immediate investigation into the leaking of confidential information relating to child protection notifications involving Kumanjayi Little Ba...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 6, 2026
WA Centre for Rural Health and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community unite to prevent family violence in the Mid West

The Western Australian Centre for Rural Health and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community (Aboriginal Corporation) have signed a landmark partnership agreement to work together to prevent family violence by...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 23, 2026
You cannot police your way out of violence when the police are part of the problem

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.

National forum to advance Indigenous-led solutions to family violence

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 14, 2026
$45 million boost strengthens Aboriginal-led care for kids and families

Aboriginal organisations and communities across Western Australia are being backed with a $45 million investment to keep children connected to family, culture and Country.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 12, 2026
Wife killer’s parole eligibility highlights gap in Northern Territory DV murder reforms, Price says

Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says the case of a West Arnhem man who stabbed his wife three years ago but will be eligible for parole next week "exposes the gap between the gover...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 7, 2026
Community leadership will make our communities safer

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...

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Donnella Mills Mar 31, 2026
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