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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan 2023-2025: Under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032

Resources August,2023

Authors: Department of Social Services
Publishers: Australian Department of Social Services

A dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan will work alongside the First Action Plan. It has been developed in genuine partnership with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]

Double jeopardy: the economic and social costs of keeping women behind bars

Resources November,2022

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This paper provides a foundational framework outlining the clear need to reform the imprisonment of women in Australia. It seeks to highlight the key issues and emphasise the urgent need […]

Wiyi yani u thangani (Women’s voices): First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum Outcomes Report • November 2022

Resources November,2022

Authors: Filev, Alicia, Pedersen, Jane, Oscar, June, Hunter, Kimberley, Spry, Sophie
Publishers: Australian Human Rights Commission

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum (the Forum) was held virtually on 12 September 2022. It brought over 150 participants together including First Nations community […]

The Effects of Coercive Control Laws on Indigenous Women and Families

Resources September,2022

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On 7 September 2022 the IJC hosted the above event and the recording is now available to be viewed. An overview of the content of the recording is as follows: […]

Domestic violence responses for incarcerated Indigenous women in Australia & New Zealand

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Indigenous women in Australia and New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be incarcerated for violent offences – as well as being victims themselves – of family, domestic and sexual violence […]

Recent Trends in the NSW Female Prison Population

Resources January,2018

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Publishers: New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

This study explored a range of factors that could account for the 50 per cent increase in the adult female custody population in NSW between 2011 and 2017. Of these, […]

Parole in Western Australia: An analysis of parole cancellations of female offenders

Resources September ,2016

Authors: Ferguson, Catherine
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

This paper is not specific to Indigenous women but provides valuable insights into re-offending by female parolees. Most women in the study had parole revoked due to drug use. This […]

Australian Indigenous Women’s Offending Patterns

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IJC Research Brief 19 provides new insights into Indigenous women’s offending by examining previously unpublished police and court data for the period 2010-2012. While there are differences across the selected […]

Sentencing of Indigenous Women

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Indigenous women remain overrepresented among defendants before courts and in prison populations, while being underrepresented on community corrections orders. Data and literature on the patterns and practices of sentencing of […]

Innovative models in addressing violence against Indigenous women: State of knowledge paper

Resources August,2015

Authors: Blagg, Harry, Bluett-Boyd, Nicole, Williams, Emma
Publishers: Australia?s National Research Organisation for Women?s Safety Limited (ANROWS)

This paper draws on national and international literature and policy and program evaluations, to establish what is currently known about innovative responses to violence against Indigenous women in Australia, particularly […]