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'In the name of all our women and girls whose lives were stolen, we call for justice'
Note: this article contains references to assault and abuse which some readers m...
Dr Hannah McGlade 2 May 2026
Senate inquiry told species recovery needs Indigenous leadership
Indigenous scientists and land managers have told a Senate inquiry efforts to st...
Natasha Clark 31 Dec 2025
'Asbestos of the 21st Century': Sweeping PFAS ban recommended in Senate report on forever chemicals
A federal Senate committee examining the regulation and management of so-called...
Dechlan Brennan 19 Nov 2025
'It doesn't understand what a lounge room in Shepperton smells like': Briggs warns against AI exploitation of artists
Yorta Yorta rapper Adam Briggs has told a Senate inquiry it would be hard to get...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Oct 2025
One year on from a landmark inquiry, more action is needed on missing and murdered Indigenous women and children
A year after a landmark Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations w...
Dechlan Brennan 26 Aug 2025
Funding to help Indigenous women and children in the NT leave abusive relationships

First Nations women and children living in Darwin will be given support to leave violent intimate partner relationships through funding for an Indigenous legal organisation by the federal government.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 21, 2025
“It’s literally killing people": Thorpe attacks government inaction on forever chemicals in waterways

Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says Australia can look to the United States on how they managed levels of "forever chemicals" in water, calling on the federal government to act.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 23, 2025
Peak pody calls for "clarity and commitment" on federal response to missing and murdered Indigenous women and children inquiry

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence say "critical questions" remain unanswered in the federal government's response to the Senate Inquiry on Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Ch...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 27, 2024
"Safety comes from liberation, not domination" - Thorpe criticises Labor 'hypocrisy' over gendered violence

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 25, 2024
"Enough is enough": NT Government must fulfil promised $180m in funding for domestic violence services, AMSANT says

Ahead of a coroner's findings into the deaths of four Indigenous women in the Northern Territory next week, the peak body for Aboriginal community-controlled health services in the Territory has calle...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 22, 2024
Djirra CEO says data sovereignty, investment in ACCOs key to keeping First Nations women visible

The chief executive of Victorian Aboriginal family violence prevention service Djirra says investing in First Nations data sovereignty is key to keeping Aboriginal women visible.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 4, 2024
Voices of women and children still not heard

The long-awaited release of the Senate Inquiry report on murdered and missing Indigenous women and children has seen mixed reactions, ranging from optimism to outright dismay.

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Dr Hannah McGlade Aug 26, 2024
Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Police must be held accountable for systemic discrimination and prejudice against Indigenous people, advocates say. A Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children made 10 rec...

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Keira Jenkins Aug 16, 2024
Breaking: "Little, if any, justice” for murdered Indigenous women and children, Senate inquiry finds

A landmark senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children has called for a review of policing practices, as well as a First Nations role at the Domestic, Family and Sexual V...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 15, 2024
Indigenous women urge change as report on disappearing First Nations women and children to be released

A Senate inquiry into missing Aboriginal women and children will be tabled in the senate on Thursday, after two years of traumatic testimony from experts, survivors, and countless people directly impa...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 14, 2024
Families told missing loved ones had 'gone walkabout'

Australia is not a safe place for Aboriginal women and children who are often criminalised or not taken seriously when they report violence or go missing, an inquiry has been told.

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Keira Jenkins Jun 18, 2024
Advocates call for end to compulsory income management

Witness after witness to a senate inquiry into poverty has shared how compulsory income management and onerous Centrelink requirements are damaging Indigenous people and communities.

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Rudi Maxwell Nov 1, 2023
WA Police fail to appear before inquiry into murdered Indigenous women and children

Western Australian police have refused to attend a Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children. Before the public hearing began in Perth on Wednesday, Senator Paul Scarr...

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Rudi Maxwell Oct 4, 2023
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