Daa'ring Yarning - Voices from the Frontline

How do we ensure the voices of communities are heard in the national response to domestic, family and sexual violence? In the latest episode of Daa'ring Yarning: Voices from the Frontline , FNAAFV CEO Kerry sits down with Micaela Cronin, Australia's first Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner, to discuss the role of the Commission, the importance of lived experience, and why community...

How do we break the silence around violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women? In the latest episode of Daa'ring Yarning: Voices from the Frontline , FNAAFV CEO Kerry sits down with Marlene Longbottom, Associate Professor at James Cook University and author of Defiant Resistance: Shattering the Silence on Violence Against Indigenous Women , to explore the importance of ensuring A...

In this episode of Daa'ring Yarning: Voices from the Frontline , proud Wulgurukaba, Ngaro and Gooreng Gooreng woman Yasmin Johnson shares the inspiring story behind Maburra Collective , a community-led organisation dedicated to healing, advocacy and education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, children and families affected by domestic and family violence.  Drawing on her own lived e...

In our latest episode of Daa'ring Yarning: Voices from the Frontline , we sit down with Cecilia McKenzie, a proud Wiradjuri woman and lived experience advocate as she shares her powerful journey from victim-survivor to changemaker, reflecting on the role of lived experience in shaping policy, supporting healing, and creating meaningful change for women and communities affected by domestic and fami...

In the first episode of Season 2 of Daa'ring Yarning: Voices from the Frontline , Julie Perkins, CEO of Gurehlgam - Many Rivers and a proud Gumbaynggirr woman, shares the story of how one of the first Family Violence Prevention Legal Service pilot programs came to life through community leadership and self-determination, while reflecting on her own journey of advocacy, the strength of culture and...

In the latest episode of Daa'ring Yarning, we ask the question - what does research actually do for our mob? Host Kerry Staines sits down with Professor Kyllie Cripps , a Palawa woman and Chief Investigator at CEVAW (the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women), to shed a light on this issue by bridging the gap between academic data and community reality. Kyllie shar...

In our latest episode of Daa'ring Yarning, Kerry speaks with Sharelle Eggmolesse, CEO of Manngoor Dja Aboriginal Health Service (operating under the North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health) about Aboriginal-led responses to family violence, community leadership, and culturally grounded healthcare. Manngoor Dja — meaning "place of doctors" in the Kabi Kabi language — delivers a hybr...

In this episode of Daa'ring Yarning , we sit down with Tyne McConnan, Principal Lawyer (Family and Child Safety) at SiS in Tasmania (SiSTas), to explore why early intervention and prevention are so critical in the legal sector. Tyne explains that the most effective legal support often happens before court dates are set or papers are served — reducing stress, minimising harm, and protecting familie...

This week, we're yarning with Charlie Rowe, GM of Aboriginal Family Legal Service Queensland and the brains behind the award-winning Bamba Mari men's program . Charlie shares how he gets men to show up (sometimes it involves chicken pasta salad!) and the practical tools he gives them to break the cycle of violence and trauma. From understanding "no contact" orders to learning how to bond with thei...

In our latest episode of Daa'ring Yarning, we sit down with John Tonkin, CEO of the Family Violence Legal Service Aboriginal Corporation (FVLSAC) in South Australia. John shares his journey as a non-Indigenous leader in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO), along with the vital work being done to address family violence in South Australia. Throughout the episode, we talk in depth...

In this episode, we meet up-and-coming leader and solicitor Ainsley Frost from Aboriginal Family Legal Services Queensland, who shares her powerful journey into law with our host Kerry Staines. Together, they explore the unique sisterhood of the Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS) sector and why supporting mob requires a holistic, wrap-around approach rather than just traditional leg...

Creating Safe Spaces for Women, Families and Culture In this episode of Daa'ring Yarning, host Kerry Staines sits down with Tosha Sambo, Deputy CEO of the Family Violence Legal Service Aboriginal Corporation (FVLSAC) in South Australia, to talk about the power of community-led healing through their Sista 2 Sista program. Born from a vision to bring Aboriginal women and families together in cultura...

In our latest episode of  Daa'ring Yarning , host  Kerry Staines  sits down with  Rachael Hill , a proud  Larrakia, Wangi, Gurindji, Arubunda, and Tiwi woman , whose story is a powerful reminder that passion for community and culture can build pathways to leadership. From her first role as a receptionist at the  North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAFLS)  to becoming the organisation...

In this episode of Daa'ring Yarning – Voices from the Frontline , host Kerry sits down with Thelma Schwartz, Executive Director of Legal at the Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS), to unpack QIFVLS's cultural participation program, which was co-designed with the Queensland Police Service, to help build cultural capability and understanding in responses to family violence....