Children 'invisible' in family violence support system A survivor of childhood family violence has shared her experience grappling with the lifelong psychological and physical impacts of her childhood. AAP · Apr 7
‘Loss of faith in police’: Indigenous victims of crime fear not being believed, Victorian study finds Exclusive: First Nations victims obtain ‘inadequate support’ throughout state’s justice system, researchers say The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024
Courageous Aboriginal women have shared deeply personal, heartbreaking stories. Have those in power heard? We are stuck in an exhausting cycle. After the missing and murdered First Nations women and children inquiry, we are looking for change that puts our safety first The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2024
'Unresolved justice' for families of murdered women A landmark report into missing and murdered First Nations women and children is merely "tinkering at the edges" and won't deliver justice, an expert has warned. AAP · Aug 16, 2024
Landmark report on murdered Indigenous women condemned as ‘weak’ and ‘toothless’ Dorinda Cox asks ‘what will it take to have change?’ as Alison Bairnsfather-Scott says ‘Australia has really let us down’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2024
‘Little if any justice’ for many murdered and missing First Nations women and children, landmark report finds Outcomes for Indigenous women and children ‘often predictable and preventable’ yet continue to happen, senator Paul Scarr says The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2024
How many First Nations women and children are murdered? The figures are shocking – and yet incomplete Data collected from a variety of sources shows Indigenous women and children are killed and disappear at disproportionately high rates The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2024
‘Completely outrageous’: Indigenous leaders condemn worsening Closing the Gap data Annual report finds only five of the 19 measures monitored are considered to be on track The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2024
Families told missing loved ones had 'gone walkabout' Many Indigenous women and children are not taken seriously or criminalised when they go missing and fall victim to crime, stoking mistrust in police. AAP · Jun 18, 2024
Debt, danger or a decade of fighting: how a lack of legal services leaves DV victims with dire choices Family violence perpetrators are dragging out lengthy, expensive and traumatic court processes – leading some women to reach unfair agreements The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2024
Eight years ago Australia had a wake-up call on family violence. So how did we end up here again? There was hope for change after Victoria’s royal commission. Now the experts agree that it’s past time for ‘an abundance of words’ to be met by action The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2024