NGAARDA NEWS BULLETIN - MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2024

2024 Senior Australian of the Year Yalmay Yunupiŋu. Credit: Supplied, Australian of the Year Awards;.

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COOK BACKS POLICE ON LIQUOR RESTRICTIONS
Premier Roger Cook has backed police in their call for increased liquor restrictions in regional WA.

INVASION DAY PROTESTS REVERBERATE ACROSS NATION

Protesters in their thousands gathered across the country on Friday to march in Invasion Day protests.

TREASURER DEFENDS TAX CUT CHANGES

The Treasurer has once again defended the government’s proposed changes to stage three tax cuts.

EXPERT WELCOMES TOBACCO BAN IN WOMEN’S PRISONS

A health expert has welcomed the state government’s ban on smoking in women’s prisons, but says more should be done.

INDIGENOUS ELDER NAMED SENIOR AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR

An Indigenous elder has been named Senior Australian Of The Year for 2024.

KARRATHA HIGH STUDENT WINS CITIZENSHIP AWARD

A Karratha Senior High School student was named Young Citizen of the Year at the City of Karratha’s 2024 Community Awards.