Cultural competence training aims to educate Australians to better identify and challenge their cultural assumptions, values and beliefs. It's been in the news recently following the story of what happened to Tarren Betteridge, a young Aboriginal woman who'd missed out on a job with GenerationOne because she was told her skin was not dark enough...

This paper examines attitudes and experiences regarding help-seeking by Aboriginal people affected by family violence, particularly in relation to the close-knit nature of Aboriginal communities.