Ms Alsalem recognises that Indigenous women exercise vital roles in forming cohesive societies and that states must recognise this.11 She calls on States to: …ensure that their domestic legislation on gender-based violence against women is fully applicable to indigenous women and girls and sensitive to their experiences, including by ensuring specific provisions to account for all forms of violence against them, such as environmental, spiritual, political and cultural violence. Additionally, States must ensure … [Indigenous women’s] participation is sought in any legislative processes related to violence against them. 12 Critically, Ms Alsalem highlights the importance of holistic and preventative responses to combat violence by women-led organisations, which should be provided with flexible funding to ensure organisational resilience and sustainability.13 Supporting reports and common findings There are several recent reports, recommendations and policy papers intended to support the effective implementation of the mainstream National Plan and are key to informing the development of an effective standalone National Plan. These include, but are not limited to: • National Plan Consultation Reports released in July 2022 — outlining stakeholder and victimsurvivor advocate responses. • Commonwealth Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence 2021 — putting forward 88 recommendations for the development of the next National Plan. The Inquiry also includes previous recommendations from Commonwealth inquiries. • The Australian National University First Nations-led Family and Community Safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Study (FaCtS) — commissioned in 2017 by the Department of Social Services to examine what is needed to address family and community violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. • Changing the Picture: a national resource to support the prevention of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children, developed by Our Watch in 2018 — a practice framework focusing on the essential actions necessary to shift and change the drivers of violence. • Strong Families, Safe Kids: Family violence response and prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Families — a 2017 policy paper developed in collaboration between SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum (NFVPLS) and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS). Additionally, across Australia there have been inquiries (often led by First Nations women) on family violence and sexual assault and typically the important recommendations of these inquiries have often been neglected.14 Wiyi Yani U Thangani • First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum • Outcomes Report | 22