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First Nations peak body for prevention of family, domestic and sexual violence elects inaugural board
Women's healing, legal, health and family violence organisation leaders are amon...
Jarred Cross 11 Nov 2026
Victim-survivor safeguards a must in NT suppression law reforms
Proposed changes to the Northern Territory's sexual offence suppression laws mus...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Nov 2026
National hate crime database could help tackle racism; consistent data lacking
A national database of hate crimes will help law enforcement paint a more accura...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Oct 2026
Thorpe accuses One Nation of leaving death threats unmoderated on social media feeds
Pauline Hanson has defended a One Nation cartoon showing independent Senator Lid...
Dechlan Brennan 26 Oct 2026
'Happening behind closed doors every day': Hundreds mourn Jayda Allen Bonner at vigil
Warning: This story contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who has...
Man charged with murder over 16-year-old girl's death in remote NT community

Police have charged a man with murder in relation to the death of a 16-year-old girl in the remote Northern Territory community of Alpurrurulam. At 5.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 15, 2026
The PNG Chiefs must do more to support women facing a domestic violence crisis

In 2028, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chiefs will make their highly anticipated National Rugby League (NRL) debut after unprecedented Australian federal government investment, a flurry of big-name singi...

Open justice, victim safety debate as NT considers changing suppression order laws

The Northern Territory Government's proposal to allow the public naming of accused rapists and child sex offenders before they are committed to stand trial has drawn cautious criticism from legal grou...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 14, 2026
Man who raped girl in Indigenous community sentenced to 10 years in prison

Note: this report includes references to child abuse and details readers may find distressing. A man found guilty of raping a four-year-old girl after luring her away with a watermelon will spend at l...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 8, 2026
Indigenous grants to fight online and AI-powered abuse

Indigenous-led programs to combat online abuse of women, including developing educational games and safety programs for remote communities, have been awarded almost $1 million in grants by the eSafety...

Aboriginal Women’s Centre must be funded by Victorian election winner - Djirra

A Victorian women's family violence organisation is calling on all major political parties to commit to funding an Aboriginal Women's Centre ahead of the state's November election.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 30, 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 violence is reminding the community there's no excuse for violence as the grand final weekends approach.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 23, 2026
Indigenous peak body's membership grows ahead of nationwide community consultations

Our Ways Strong Together, the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak body working to prevent family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV), has announced a raft of new member organisations...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 21, 2026
Exclusive: We should be horrified by what the Closing the Gap report cannot tell us

There is one particular sentence in the Productivity Commission's latest Closing the Gap Annual Data Compilation Report that should alarm you. Not because of what it counts.

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Olga Havnen AM Sep 17, 2026
Aboriginal service welcomes Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence Commission’s latest report

Specialist Aboriginal family violence prevention and legal service SiS Tasmania has welcomed the Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence Commission's third report.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 15, 2026
Family to lodge complaint after 63-year-old Indigenous woman shoved to the ground by police officer

The family of a 63-year-old Indigenous woman who was shoved to the ground by a WA Police officer will lodge a formal complaint. The incident was captured on video by the woman's daughter.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 11, 2026
New Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Churchill Fellowship recipients announced

Five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are among 75 Australians from all walks of life awarded Churchill Fellowships in 2026.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 11, 2026
As family violence against Aboriginal women rises, urgent investment is needed

Reliable national data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of family and domestic violence remains limited and "insufficient", while First Nations women murdered by their partners con...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 11, 2026
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