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You are right Kathryn--reporting is half the problem. When one man killed his wife for not having dinner ready when he got home with a boomerang, he got off with the defence that it was 'tradtional'. When the police are notified of an assault, it can take them days to attend. I don't know how...

I think there has to be some degree of autonomy and ownership of the issue. Any solutions foisted on them are doomed to failure. They have to be part of the solution. It's a difficult & complex issue. imho, 'culture' is only part of it.

Yes, I too think that there are double standards. If this were to happen to a white person, we'd be up in arms. When it happens to an indigenous person in a rural community, no one talks about it. Somehow, those of us who live in cities just turn a blind eye to it. I don't think taking the...

I know. It's such a shame. Most dv shelters, especially those in rural and remote areas, are filled to the brim.

To apply political correctness in this context is wrong. The fact is that most of the alcohol-related violence in rural and regional communities is perpetrated by men. They also hurt their children in ways that would shock most. Eighty per cent of the women abstain from alcohol, whereas less...

Ellejay, I have heard about some really horrible things happening in those communities--things I can't repeat here. If it stops one man from doing something like this, it's worth it.

JKat, some rural and remote Aboriginal communities have a huge problem with the men drinking alcohol. For whatever reason, most of the women abstain. As a result, there is a high level of domestic abuse and violence. In some instances the women have applied, for and been granted, alcohol...