What happens when Aboriginal women seek help with domestic and family violence?

How can counselling be used against you?

What happens when court or government staff make racist assumptions?

Mudgin-Gal Yarns is a 5 part series releasing weekly. It's hosted by Ashlee Donohue, a proud Dunghutti woman, born and raised in Kempsey on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Australia.

This is an edited version of the final, fourth yarning circle, done as part of social impact research by Ashley Donohue and Jane Wangmann.

You won't hear about the violence itself.

You'll hear what happens when inner city Aboriginal women in Sydney, Australia, try and get help for themselves and their families with domestic and family violence. And our ideas on what can change.

These yarning circles took place at Mudgin-Gal Women's Place in 2023 and 2024.

Yarning Circle participants: Tanay, Stacey, Debbie, Maryanne, Selena and Donna.

Host Ashlee Donohue: current CEO of Mudgin-Gal Women's Aboriginal Corporation, an Aboriginal led and run women's centre in Redfern, Sydney.

Jane Wangmann: Associate Professor, Faculty of Law UTS and family violence researcher

These yarning circles were part of social impact research by Ashley Donohue and Jane Wangmann.

Artwork by Vicki Golding.

Mudgin-Gal Yarns is produced by Jane Curtis of UTS Impact Studios.

Sound engineering by John Jacobs.

Impact Studios Executive Producer is Sarah Gilbert.

Our theme music is Intertwined, written by Nardi Simpson and performed by The Stiff Gins.