Commissioner Joe Ball

In this episode of Voices Towards 2050, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin speaks with Olga Havnen, CEO of Our Ways Strong Together, the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak body focused on ending domestic, family and sexual violence.

Jess Hill discusses the shift from crisis-response to also recognising patterns of behaviour that entrap, and the powerful role people who have experienced violence have played in reshaping national conversations.

The Hon Ged Kearney MP joins Voices Towards 2050 to reflect on the vulnerability of speaking publicly about her lived experience of coercive control, and how this shapes her role as Assistant Minister for Social Services and the Prevention of Family Violence.

Dr Kelsey Hegarty joins Commissioner Micaela Cronin to discuss why domestic and family violence must be understood as a health issue – not only a justice issue – and what a fully realised prevention and response system could look like by 2050. She reflects on her personal motivations, the importance of lived expertise, and the need for early intervention with people who use violence.

Indigenous early years educator, survivor advocate, and Lived Experience Advisory Council member Holly Supple-Gurruwiwi shares her powerful vision for a future where safety is a given and Aboriginal women lead system transformation. Holly reflects on 25 years of walking alongside women in remote communities, the impact of the PARt training program, and the importance of putting lived experience and cultural authority at the centre of decision-making. This is a conversation about creating lasting change from within the systems that shape people’s lives.