Intenational Women’s Day and Closing the Gap Day offer an opportunity to reflect on the continue struggle for justice faced by Aboriginal women and carers, particularly in caring for babies and children.

In August 2022 the Senate referred an inquiry to examine the scale, current practices, causes, policies and actions for missing and murdered First Nations women and children. This is our submission to the inquiry.

All strategies for Aboriginal communities must come from or be co-designed with the community and the community must retain ownership of such strategies for meaningful change to occur.

54.5% of houses in remote communities are overcrowded and there is an average of 1.60 occupants per bedroom. Our clients regularly report 15 plus people living in a three-bedroom home. This is the common experience across all the remote and very remote communities we visit.

The case for a dedicated First Nations Women’s National Safety Plan – written by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

The NT Coroners Court held an inquest into the alleged murder of a woman by her husband. Both parties were serving police officers. In the years before her death 17 reports of domestic disturbance were made to police. Most went uninvestigated.

Prepared by NAAFLS, this paper outlines a response to the discussion paper produced by the Northern Territory Government in 2021.