Endnotes 1 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, Non-Binary, Sistergirl and Brotherboy. This definition also recognises that Sistergirls and Brotherboys might be non-binary, female or male, and Brotherboys experience of discrimination before and after transitioning. 2 The true extent of violence experienced by First Nations women, children and LGBTIQA+SB people is difficult to determine due to under-reporting, variability of statistics across states and territories, and National data snapshots that exclude First Nations experiences. What the data available does demonstrate however, is that First Nations women and children experience a disproportionate rate of violence compared to the remaining population. 3 Catherine Liddle, SNAICC, Women’s Safety Policy Forum (12 September 2022). 4 In 2021 Government established a 13-member Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council to inform the development of the next National Plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence and support the implementation of the Closing the Gap Target 13. 5 More information on the development of the National Plan and First Nations Action Plan is at the Appendix 6 Dr Hannah McGlade, Curtin University, Women’s Safety Policy Forum (12 September 2022). 7 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, opened for signature 18 December 1979, 1249 UNTS 13 (entered into force 3 September 1981). 8 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: resolution / adopted by the General Assembly, 2 October 2007, UN Doc A/RES/61/295. 9 Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Violence against indigenous women and girls, Human Rights Council A/HRC/50/26 (2022) <https://documents-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G22/323/90/PDF/G2232390.pdf?OpenElement>. 10 Ibid, 24. 11 Ibid, 91. 12 Ibid, 75. 13 Ibid, 82. 14 Hannah McGlade (2012), ‘Chapter 4: A decade of government reports and inquiries’, in Our Greatest Challenge, Aboriginal children and human rights (2011) p. 96–127. 15 Kyllie Cripps, UNSW Sydney, Women’s Safety Policy Forum (12 September 2022). 16 Carlson, B., Day, M., & Farrelly, T ‘What works? Exploring the literature on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that respond to family violence’ (Research report, ANROWS, 2021). 17 Amy McQuire, ‘All feminists are created equal, but some are more equal than others,’ New Matilda, (5 March 2015). 18 Our Watch, Changing the picture, Background paper: Understanding violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, (Report, 2015). Wiyi Yani U Thangani • First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum • Outcomes Report | 49