Justice for Our Women Colonisation established the social, political and legal foundations for the racialised and gendered oppression of Aboriginal women and children. The continuation of colonial patriarchy—embedded in justice systems, policing, media, research, and social services—produces systemic racial bias, misidentification, and the ongoing dehumanisation of Aboriginal women. As documented by multiple inquiries and national reports, this dehumanisation results directly
Last year, 69 women were killed by intimate partners in Australia, a 35% increase. Twenty percent were Aboriginal women. We are 3.8% of the population. This week we published EMH's annual report. We supported over 400 women and their families this year. We opened Winyah's Hub after fighting for decades to get full control of our own property. The independent evaluation of our Aboriginal Healing Unit at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre shows measurable improved outcomes across five d