Northern Territory government establishes first Aboriginal Advisory Board on domestic, family and sexual violence

Police in Darwin attended 29 domestic violence incidents in one night this week.  (ABC News: James Dunlevie)

The Northern Territory has launched its first Aboriginal advisory board, tasked with addressing domestic, family and sexual violence.

In a statement, the NT government said the board is a "demonstration of the Territory Labor Government's priority to prevent and reduce domestic, family and sexual violence [DFSV]".