This week, Tamica Mullaley has spoken out on violence against First Nations women and children. 

Despite the heartache of recounting the loss of her son, Baby Charlie, Tamica has shown incredible strength and bravery by sharing her story with parliamentarians.

She travelled 2,000km from Broome to Perth to speak to a senate inquiry about what happened to her beloved ‘Charlie Boy’, and to call for greater transparency and accountability in policing.

Tamica hopes that by sharing her story with our representatives in Canberra, she will compel them to take urgent action to end the violence. 

She said: "That's the main thing [I want to see] — change — and that they listen to myself and all the other ladies and families that have come today.”

“I just hope that they listen.”

They must listen, because right now, First Nations women and children are facing an epidemic of violence, and our system is failing to protect them.

Here are some facts that show the true extent of the violence:

• First Nations women are murdered at a rate of up to 12 times the national average in Australia.
• They are 32 times more likely to be hospitalised due to family violence than non-First Nations women.
• They are 10 times more likely to die due to assault.
• And 45 times more likely to experience any type of violence. 

Our institutions and systems play a role in this violence.

By turning a blind eye, by covering it up, and even by blaming the victim, state institutions like police are complicit in this structural violence.

By signing the Mullaley family petition, you helped bring national attention to Tamica’s story.

Now, will you help place a spotlight on structural violence against First Nations women and children? 

Please, help us break the silence by sharing the news report of Tamica’s meeting with parliamentarians. 

Thank you for standing with the family of Baby Charlie Mullaley.

And thank you for amplifying Tamica’s call for change.