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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
Indigenous peak body's membership grows ahead of nationwide community consultations
Our Ways Strong Together, the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pea...
Callan Morse 21 Sep 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...
Olga Havnen AM 17 Sep 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
National register documenting racism against First Peoples secures $2 million in federal funding

The federal government will provide up to $2 million to support a national register documenting incidents of racism and discrimination against First Nations people.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 3, 2026
Indigenous women and girls bearing the brunt of racism

The Senate Inquiry into racism against Aboriginal people hearing widespread serious reports of racism, Australia wide, is now wrapping up having traversed Australia and heard from many people from all...

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Dr Hannah McGlade Aug 24, 2026
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 someone who has died. For 20 years, the words "No More" have carried a powerful message across the Northern Territory —...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 20, 2026
IBAC charges two Victorian police officers over alleged assault of Aboriginal man

Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly using a Taser and a knee to strike an Aboriginal man last year. Wade, who is represented by the Victorian Aboriginal Legal...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 14, 2026
Kumanjayi White family ends court action after learning who made decision not to prosecute his death in custody

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name and/or image of an Indigenous person who has died.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 13, 2026
Systemic racism fuelling child removals, Senate inquiry told

The story of racism is one of hate and unfathomable damage, but it is one that can be changed, the chief executive of the peak First Nations children and family body has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
Indigenous leaders and advocates urge Canadian government to reverse funding freeze for vital women's services

Indigenous leaders and representative bodies, women's groups and other human rights advocates have united in an urgent call for the Canadian government to renew critical funding for work addressing mi...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 7, 2026
'Racist' child protection system, online abuse in focus at senate inquiry

Racism is a threat to the safety of First Nations people, a parliamentary hearing has heard, with witnesses saying people are "sick" of hearings and inquiries that fail to deliver tangible change.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
Indigenous media leaders lay bare 'terrifying' racism at inquiry

Prominent Indigenous presenters are bearing the brunt of an "alarming escalation" of racism, with an inquiry told media outlets must be more accountable.

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