Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy - Our Watch

Regan Mitchell, is a proud Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal woman and Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy at Our Watch - a national leader in the prevention of violence against women.

She provides cultural insight and sector expertise to shape strategies and policies that address violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children. With extensive experience as a domestic violence specialist, Regan is also a member of the Northern Territory

Domestic, Family, Sexual Violence Cross Agency Working Group and a member of the DVNSW Aboriginal Women’s Steering Committee. She has previously served as Chair of Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre.

Coroner for the Northern Territory

Judge Elisabeth Armitage is the Coroner for the Northern Territory, appointed in January 2023 following a distinguished legal career as a barrister, crown prosecutor, and magistrate. She has become a prominent figure in advancing justice through her leadership in high-profile coronial inquests, particularly those involving systemic failures impacting Aboriginal communities. Her inquests have examined complex and sensitive matters, including the fatal police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu and the deaths of multiple Aboriginal women in the context of domestic and family violence.

Coroner Armitage is recognised for her culturally respectful approach to hearings, commitment to truth-telling, and strong emphasis on institutional accountability. Her findings and recommendations have contributed to public debates on justice reform, policing, and the need for culturally safe responses to violence.

Coroner Armitage’s work reflects a broader commitment to ensuring that coronial processes contribute to the prevention of future harm and uphold the rights of vulnerable communities.

Professor - Queensland University of Technology

Professor Michael Flood is an internationally recognised researcher on violence against women, violence prevention, and men, masculinities, and gender. He has made significant contributions to scholarly and public understanding of men’s involvements in preventing violence against women and building gender equality, and to scholarship and programming regarding violence and violence prevention.

Professor Flood is the author of Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention (2019), the co-author of Masculinity and Violent Extremism (2022), and the lead editor of Engaging Men in Building Gender Equality (2015) and The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (2007). He is also an advocate and educator.

Professor Flood is based at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia.

Research Fellow - Australian National University

Dr Hayley Boxall is a leading domestic and family violence (DFV) researcher based at the Australian National University, with over 15 years’ experience in the field.

Their work has significantly advanced understanding of DFV desistance, offending trajectories, and intimate partner femicide. They have published extensively on the behaviours, risks, and system responses associated with DFV perpetration, shaping both policy and practice.

Prior to joining ANU, Dr Boxall led the Violence against Women and Children Research Program at the Australian Institute of Criminology. Their research is widely recognised for driving evidence-based reform.