Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (c) 153. Family and domestic violence disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children. In 2014–2015, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women were 32 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of injuries caused by family and domestic violence than nonIndigenous women.107 As women are often the primary carers of children, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are frequently exposed to family violence.108 154. Submissions to this report argued for all governments to commit to a sustained increase in investment for family violence response and prevention, with a key focus on resourcing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and ensuring their participation in developing long term solutions.109 Recommendation 22: Australian Governments resource Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to prevent and respond to family violence and its impacts on children. Family violence and family law (d) 155. The Commission welcomes amendments made to the Family Law Act in 2012 to better protect victims of family and domestic violence. These amendments include a broader definition of family violence, giving greater weight to child safety, a new requirement to disclose child protection matters, and provisions giving effect to the CRC. 156. However, the Commission has ongoing concerns relating to the safety and wellbeing of children within the family law system.110 These include: • insufficient priority given to enabling the views of children to be heard and considered • recent amendments to the Family Law Act that remove the requirement that certain court orders in parenting matters be explained to children111 • the need for judges and other family law professionals to have expertise and training in child development and trauma, the impacts of family and domestic violence on children, children’s rights, and how to communicate effectively with children and young people.112 27