A new draft strategy to reduce violence against First Nations women and children has been criticised as a meaningless plan by a national justice advocacy organisation | CameronGooley
A new draft strategy to reduce violence against First Nations women and children has been criticised as a meaningless plan by a national justice advocacy organisation, but the federal government insists it is serious about improving outcomes for Indigenous families.was released for consultation on Friday, and it included two five-year plans for First Nations people.
Indigenous women face violence at dramatically higher rates than non-Indigenous women. According to the draft, Indigenous women had reported experiencing violence in the last 12 months at 3.1 times the rate of non-Indigenous women surveyed. “The last 12-year national action plan has been a failure for all women, but particularly our women, so we need new strategies and adequate funding.”
“Addressing the rates and issues surrounding family and gendered violence within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities must be a national priority and for our next national plan to be silent on those issues would be totally inappropriate,” she said. “It's about leadership, Indigenous people taking the lead when it comes to domestic violence, family violence, and the issues that are affecting them in their own communities," she said.
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