Aboriginal men in Alice Springs have taken to the streets to call for an end to domestic violence in the Northern Territory. The men echoed calls from a landmark coronial inquest into the domestic violence deaths of four Aboriginal women for needs-based funding and more programs for men's behavioural change. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has said her government is yet to decide how $180 million in funding for the sector will be allocated.
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00:00Walking together towards a better future, the Nginja men's march through Alice Springs
00:10taking a powerful stand against domestic violence.
00:14As men, why aren't we saying something?
00:18Holding each other accountable and saying your behaviour is unacceptable.
00:25Organised by local indigenous men, it follows a landmark coronial inquest into the domestic violence deaths of four Aboriginal women in the NT,
00:34where the rate of intimate partner homicide is seven times the national average.
00:40The light has to come on to hurting our sisters, our partners and nannies, our aunties.
00:48The local land council joined the march, repeating calls for needs-based funding for prevention and support services
00:55and increased investment in men's healing programs to break cycles of violence.
01:00The CLC chair sharing his own story.
01:04It was 30 years ago, 1994.
01:10I hit my wife and I did some time in that old cell.
01:15Urging other men who have perpetrated violence to change.
01:19We've got to look after our family, our women.
01:23In the wake of the inquest, the coroner has urged the NT government to immediately release $180 million
01:30in domestic, family and sexual violence funding promised prior to the August election.
01:35But NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says her government is yet to decide where this funding will be allocated.
01:42However, march organisers say men must also play a key role in ending domestic violence.
01:49It's not our women's issue, it's our issue.
01:52It's about breaking down our vulnerabilities and start opening up and working on ourselves.
01:57Taking strong steps towards change.