National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children

Indigenous women are 35 times more likely than non-Indigenous women to be hospitalised as a result of family violence. In some communities this statistic may be much higher.

The higher incidence of violence against Indigenous women is recognised in the Australian Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children. Among its many objectives, the Plan supports Indigenous communities to create and build on their own solutions to prevent violence.

This includes encouraging women to have a stronger voice as community leaders, providing leadership opportunities for Indigenous women, supporting Indigenous men to reject violence as well as improving employment, education and business opportunities in Indigenous communities.

• Find out more about how governments are working together to reduce violence against Indigenous women and their children.
• Read the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children.
• Read the Easy English version of the National Plan.